BecomingX - Kilimanjaro

INCLUDES

• The BecomingX professional leadership programme (delivered pre and throughout the climb)
• Hotel accommodation in Moshi for 3 nights (twin rooms, including buffet breakfast)
• Jeep or coach transport to and from the mountain gates
• National Park fees, camping fees and park rescue fees
• Park certified guides (ratio of 1:3), porters and cooks
• BecomingX CEO and personal development specialist Paul Gurney
• High altitude Guide and Adventure Alternative founder / MD Gavin Bate
• Mountain sleeping tents with mattresses – 2 people per tent – plus mess tent
• All meals on the mountain – fresh food, please let us know about any dietary preferences or needs
• A high quality BecomingX fleece and buff

EXCLUDES

• International airfare to Kilimanjaro Airport
• Airport transfers – $50 per vehicle one way – up to 3 people per vehicle
• Tanzanian Visa – $50 for most passports & $100 for USA citizens (can be purchased beforehand or on arrival)
• Vaccinations and anti-malarial tablets (not needed on the mountain climb itself)
• Travel insurance
• Lunches and dinners while in Moshi (average USD$10 per meal) and also a la carte breakfast in the hotel
• Tips ~ £100 paid in local currency for distribution on the last day at exit gate

BecomingX Foundation exists to achieve BecomingX’s mission in developing countries and under-served communities. It is a charity founded on the belief that anyone, regardless of background or societal barriers, can achieve truly extraordinary things. It is focused on equipping people in disadvantaged communities with the skills and confidence to realise their full potential.

Leveraging BecomingX’s education content, BecomingX Foundation helps people build practical, life changing skills such as confidence, determination, resilience and leadership. Fundraising is optional, but we would be hugely grateful if you can support our efforts to create a better world. Any money you raise will:

• Help us deliver education content in developing countries with the aim of helping others to realise their potential
• Provide funding for the development of the school you will visit in Tanzania
• Help us support partner organisations who share our vision of a world where everyone can realise their potential

You will be given encouragement and support throughout and benefit from the experience of a team that has helped over 1,000 people fundraise for international challenge events. Your efforts will directly improve the skills, confidence and opportunities of others.

Rongai Route

• Arrival on day one
• Briefing and rest on day two
• Climb period on days three to nine (arriving back in hotel by mid afternoon)
• Depart on day ten or go on four day/three night safari (Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Manyara – lodge or camping or local hotel

Height gains on the Rongai route

Day         Start Level    Daily High Point  Sleep Level
Day One      1830m        2800m            2800m
Day Two      2800m        3600m            3600m
Day Three    3600m        4330m            4330m
Day Four      4330m        4730m            4330m
Day Five      4330m        4730m            4730m
Day Six        4730m        5895m            3800m
Day Seven    3800m        3800m            1830m

Unique to this climb of Kilimanjaro is the focus on helping you build your personal and professional capabilities. Through using our experience of working with top companies and sharing our own experiences, we will prepare you mentally and physically, not just for Kilimanjaro, but for the challenges you face as a high performing employee.

Before you leave, BecomingX founder Paul Gurney and our expedition lead Gavin Bate, will talk you through the expedition and start helping you to build the knowledge, determination and resilience you will need on the mountain. The sessions will be delivered in person (in London) and over Teams and are open to all participants around the world.

“Just wanted to drop you an email to say a HUGE thank you for the best week I’ve ever had. The entire trip was incredibly well organised from start to finish, and I always felt in such safe, experienced hands. The thought of summit night is still somewhat traumatic, but when I reflect on the week as whole, I feel incredibly proud and SO pleased I took the plunge and booked the trip all those months ago.”
(Kilimanjaro summitter, March 2018)

Paul Gurney – BecomingX founder      

Paul is the founder of BecomingX. He has:

• Worked with some of the world’s most inspiring and iconic people to demystify what it takes to succeed at the highest levels.
• Designed and led professional development programmes at some of the world’s most successful companies.
• Completed the Fire and Ice Challenge – the two ‘toughest races on earth’ in the same year – a 600km race to the North Pole (see photo) and a 270km race through the Sahara
• Run 100 miles in 24 hours, climbed 3 of the 7 summits (including Kilimanjaro four times), driven across 3 continents and independently travelled to ~150 countries and territories
• Raised $5m for charity through extreme challenge events to date

Gavin Bate – Mountain Leader

Gavin is the founder and MD of Adventure Alternative and an:

• International mountain leader with over 25 years of expedition experience and business coaching
• Summited the highest mountains on every continent (including 6 ascents of Everest, some alone and without oxygen)
• Led an expedition to walk to the magnetic North Pole
• Completed a 6-month solo and unsupported walk across the Sahara
• Summited Kilimanjaro over 50 times
• Founded and runs ‘Moving Mountains’ charity, focused on education, health and social welfare in east Africa and Nepal