Many budget companies do not equip their porters with adequate equipment for Kilimanjaro. As a consequence, porters are forced to sleep in poor quality tents and blankets instead of sleeping bags.
They are also not given the footwear they need to navigate their way up the terrain. This becomes increasingly problematic when temperatures start to drop.
At night time, the temperatures usually drop below zero. Without adequate shelter and clothing, it is not unheard of for some porters to die as a result of being exposed to these extreme temperatures. When this happens, they are simply replaced by other porters who are subjected to the same conditions.
All of this is compounded by the fact that some porters may get just one or two meals per day, which does not sustain them adequately for the journey ahead.
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