Kilimanjaro climb statistics from my trips
[NEEDS JOSEPH: trip records (open question 21). Even rough numbers for the past 2–3 seasons: climbs per route and length, how many climbers reached Uhuru Peak, turn-arounds and why, blood-oxygen readings by camp]
[NO DATA YET: the table shows the columns only. Rows appear here, and in the CSV, once the first season's records are in]
What does the data cover?
| Season | Route | Days | Groups guided | Climbers | Reached Uhuru Peak | Reached the crater rim only | Turned back lower down | Main reasons for turning back | Median blood oxygen at the last camp (%) |
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| No rows yet. | |||||||||
Download the data
One row per season, route and length, with the same columns as the table. Until the first data is in, the file holds the column names only.
Download the CSVWhat does each column mean?
- Season
season - When the climbs took place, e.g. "2025, June to October".
- Route
route - Route id, as in the page addresses: machame, lemosho, northern-circuit, rongai, marangu or umbwe.
- Days
days - Length of the itinerary in days.
- Groups guided
groups - Number of separate climbs (groups) on this route and length in the season.
- Climbers
climbers - Climbers who started at the gate, not counting crew.
- Reached Uhuru Peak
summited - Climbers who reached Uhuru Peak (5,895 m).
- Reached the crater rim only
crater_rim_only - Climbers who reached Stella Point or Gilman's Point but not Uhuru Peak.
- Turned back lower down
turned_back - Climbers who turned back before the crater rim.
- Main reasons for turning back
turnaround_reasons - Short list of the reasons, e.g. altitude sickness, injury, exhaustion, weather.
- Median blood oxygen at the last camp
median_spo2_last_camp - Median SpO₂ reading at the evening health check in the last camp before the summit (Barafu, Kibo Hut or School Hut).
How are the numbers collected?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: how the records are kept. Who writes them down and when, which pulse oximeter, which reading counts (for example the evening health check at each camp), how groups and climbers are counted, and what counts as a turn-around]
Can I use this data?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: may journalists, bloggers and other guides reuse the numbers, and how should they credit them (for example with a link to this page)?]