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We do not hand you off to subcontractors like most companies.
Tusker Trail is a family-owned company that has offices in the U.S. and runs our own climbing operation from the foot of Kilimanjaro.
This is a key difference because the operation in Tanzania allows us to maintain full control off your climb – from the day you sign up until your return flight home. We train our own expert guides, and by having a climbing operation on the ground, we have full control of critic al safety and trekking standards.
By running our own climbing operation deal emergencies on the mountain as they occur and adjust to immediate climber needs on a moment to moment basis.
Medically Trained Expert Guides
Kilimanjaro is 19,340 feet high, and categorized as “extreme altitude.” Only with a team of highly experienced, medically trained guides can you climb with the confidence that your safety is monitored step of the way.
Tusker’s guides undergo vigorous medical and emergency training to monitor our climbers and conduct emergency evacuations. Included in the cost is an international evacuation membership with RIPCORD, the leading evacuation company in the world. Tusker’s guides are formidable individuals and have led thousands of climbers up Kilimanjaro for decades. Their proficiency in handling high-altitude emergencies is unparalleled, earning them widespread respect on the mountain.
When the US Army scouted companies to train the Special Forces at altitude, they selected Eddie Frank and Tusker Trail. We train our guides using the same system, and they frequently lend a hand to other companies, having earned their reputation as the foremost guides on Kilimanjaro. You’re in the safest hands.
Culinary-Schooled
Mountain Chefs
Food is life. Especially while climbing Kilimanjaro. During your climb it is essential to have a professionally planned climbing menu, designed to provide you with the right nutrition and great flavors for Kilimanjaro’s challenging demands.
So, Tusker engaged the world-renowned CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA to train our mountain chefs.
The Culinary Institute’s master chefs also meticulously planned our climbing menus, prepared by Tusker’s amazing chefs in our Adventure Kitchen.
Signature Mountain Camp
Every day on your climb you’ll enjoy a restful stay at our Signature Mountain Camp, complete with full size all-weather walk-in tents. You enjoy delicious meals prepared by our awesome mountain chefs in cozy dining tents, seated at a group dining table in comfortable chairs. We provide gas lighting which also generates heat around dinner on cold evenings.
On our longer Lemosho and Spiral routes we provide two hot showers mid-climb to freshen up. We also put up private toilet tents which we sanitize regularly.
Why it Matters
Tusker Trail is a family-owned company that has offices in the U.S. and our own licensed, hands-on climbing operation at the foot of Kilimanjaro.
For this reason you will not be passed off to a subcontractor like most booking agencies do.
This is an important difference because we maintain full control of your climb – from the day you sign up until your return flight home. By training our own expert guides and mountain chefs, and running our climbing operation on the ground, we control all safety and climbing standards in the moment.
We handle emergencies on the mountain as they occur and adjust to immediate climber needs during your climb, not after you return home.
