Trails Worth Hiking

On Trails Worth Hiking, we bring you the most interesting backpacking and trekking routes in the world. Every trail has a story. In the first part of each episode, we tell you the stories behind the trail. In the second part, we tell you how to hike the trail. In each episode, guests who have hiked the trail join Jeremy, our host, to talk about the experience of hiking it. Join us on each episode as we hear the story, then hike the trail.

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Ep. 60: Mt. Kilimanjaro

May 15, 2025 • Jeremy Pendrey • Episode 60

Listener Peter Celeste joins Jeremy to discuss his climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Peter recounts his epic adventure to reach the summit of the tallest mountain in Africa. Although it's a challenging climb to the top of this massive volcano, it's one that many of us could do. Jeremy fills us in on some of the history of the area, and we might even talk about the famous snows of Kilimanjaro. Also, as announced in the episode, we are launching Trails Worth Hiking Adventures, where we'll team up with adventure travel companies to bring you amazing treks in fantastic locations: If you want to join Jeremy to trek the Camino de Costa Rica in March 2026, you can express your interest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfb5S6T-jzYA7iNny8anzf6muSg72XLQpccQDuWCdhc0UqaTA/viewform And if you'd like to join Jeremy to trek the Annapurna Base Camp trek in Nepal in October 2026, you can find info on the route here: https://enepaltrekking.com/annapurna-base-camp-trek and you can contact Earthbound Expeditions and let them know you want to join the Trails Worth Hiking trek in October 2026. Or just reach out to Jeremy at trailsworthhiking@gmail.com and he'll help get you information on the trips. Last, but not least, our sponsor Outdoor Herbivore has brought back the TWH10P discount code on their fantastic backpacking food: https://outdoorherbivore.com/ so it's time to refill your backpacking pantry!