The Legal Stuff

By booking a climb with Team Kilimanjaro, while we hope you will thoroughly enjoy the convenience of having to deal with only one small, tight-knit team, nonetheless, because of the way pertinent laws apply differently in each country, a number of different legal entities are involved:

History of "Team Kilimanjaro"

Team Kilimanjaro was originally started as a sole tradership in the UK in June 2004, four years after John Rees-Evans first speed-climbed Kilimanjaro from the park gate to the summit in under 13 hours. For the first few months of operations TK relied on subcontracting the services of a local, long-established, Arusha-based trekking operation to provide Kilimanjaro guiding services to John's clients.

It quickly became clear, however, that using this operational model it would not be possible to deliver services in line with John's expectations on behalf of his climbers. The following year John therefore returned to Tanzania to sponsor a new trekking operation and to recruit, train and coordinate the members of staff employed by this locally incorporated company himself, and to provide his own expedition equipment for the expeditions operated by this new local team. 

Team Kilimanjaro LLC

With the growth in the size of the operation and the necessity to obtain access to more efficient banking services, Team Kilimanjaro, the brand that was established in 2004, was eventually no longer operated as a sole tradership. Team Kilimanjaro LLC was therefore established in the USA - a country John had come to love since he crossed the country solo by bicycle from Los Angeles to New York in the summer of 2000 - retaining the original brand / trading name of "Team Kilimanjaro".

With the international banking services accessible to a US-based company, we are able to receive payment for climbs in the following currencies:

• Pounds Sterling - GBP
• United States Dollars - USD
• Euros - EUR
• Australian Dollars - AUD
• Canadian Dollars - CAD
• South African Rands - ZAR

Our Suppliers

When booking with Team Kilimanjaro, we in turn subcontract the services of locally-incorporated companies and self-employed people based in Arusha, Tanzania, such as accommodation and transport providers, licensed mountain guides, cooks, porters and safari guides.

Our expedition coordinators will commonly refer to our suppliers collectively and Team Kilimanjaro LLC corporately as "we", or "Team Kilimanjaro", even though the aforementioned organisations exist as separate and distinct legal entities with different owners, directors and shareholders.

Package Holidays

We are not travel agents or Air Traffic Organisers, and do not sell package holidays. Clients of "Team Kilimanjaro" are required to obtain their own flights. They may either book their own hotels or have these booked by our local supplier.