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The Marangu Route - Coca Cola Route
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The Marangu Route - Coca Cola Route
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It is the oldest and most famous route on Kilimanjaro, and the only one with huts. In this episode of The Vertical Sky Journal, we climb the Marangu route, known to many as the Coca-Cola Route, the gentle, sociable, hut-to-hut classic.
In this episode:
- Why Marangu is the only route with a bed and a roof each night
- The rainforest, the moorland, and the stark saddle beneath Kibo
- The honest truth about the five-day version and the summit success rate
- Why we always recommend the six-day version over the five
- Where the Coca-Cola Route nickname really comes from
Comfortable, characterful and the most affordable way up, Marangu is the classic Kilimanjaro trail. Here is what it is really like, and who it suits best.
The Vertical Sky Journal is brought to you by Vertical Sky, an ethical Kilimanjaro climbing company that climbs the mountain the right way, looking after the guides and porters who make every summit possible.
Prefer to read? There is a full written companion to this episode over in our Journal at vertical-sky.com.