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Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
|Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
|Paradise, Nevada
|3770 South Las Vegas Boulevard
|Opening date
|June 21, 1996
|Monte Carlo
|No. of rooms
|Total gaming space
|102,000 sq ft (9,500 m2)
|Permanent shows
|Rock The Patio
|Signature attractions
|Boulevard Plaza
Park Theater
|Notable restaurants
|Double Barrel Roadhouse
Diablo's Catina
|Casino type
|MGM Resorts International
|Renovated in
|2004, 2009, 2016
|36°05′56″N 115°10′32″W / 36.09889°N 115.17556°WCoordinates: 36°05′56″N 115°10′32″W / 36.09889°N 115.17556°W
The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino is a megaresort hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel, with a height of 360 ft (110 m), has 32 floors, featuring a 102,000-square-foot (9,500 m2) casino floor with 1,400 slot machines, 60 table games, and 15 poker tables.[1][2] It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. The hotel offers 2,992 guest rooms, including 259 luxury suites.[3][4] It is being converted from late 2016 to 2018 into the Park MGM, with the upper floors converted into a boutique hotel, NoMad Las Vegas.[5]
The hotel, named to invoke the Place du Casino in Monte Carlo, features chandelier domes, marble floors, neoclassical arches, ornate fountains, and gas-lit promenades.[6] As of 2010[update], Monte Carlo has a AAA-Four-Diamond rating.[7]
Facilities and attractions[edit]
The resort includes 22,000 sq ft (2,000 m2) of retail stores, plus convention facilities, a spa, fitness center, a hair salon, a 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) exercise room, a pool area, which includes a wave pool lazy river, and the Street of Dreams shopping area collection of retail stores which includes Optica, Marshall Rousso, Misura, Harley Davidson of Las Vegas and Art of Music.[8][9][10] A 21,000 sq ft (2,000 m2) pool area includes a wave pool with constantly changing wave patterns, and a "Lazy River" feature. The CityCenter Tram offers access to the Bellagio and Crystals retail district in the CityCenter complex, with service every 5 minutes.[11]
On October 7, 2010, the JabbaWockeeZ - described as a "modern dance/hip-hop crew" - began performance of their permanent headline show at Monte Carlo, entitled "MÜS.I.C".[12] This show was originally performed five nights per week at the 1,224-seat Monte Carlo Theater,[13] which under its previous name (Lance Burton Theatre) hosted magician Lance Burton, who performed there between June 21, 1996 and September 4, 2010.[14] In 2012, the JabbaWockeeZ show moved to the 800-seat Monte Carlo Pavilion.
On October 11, 2015, Blue Man Group discontinued their show at the Monte Carlo and moved back to the Luxor to open a new show, which opened on November 18, 2015.
The hotel seeks to provide an "unpretentiously luxurious" experience. As of 2009, the Monte Carlo print advertising campaign features humorously misspelled French words ("tray sheek") coupled with glamorous images. The campaign's tagline is "Unpretentiously luxurious".[15]
Construction and opening[edit]
In 1994, Gold Strike Resorts announced a partnership with Mirage Resorts to build a $250-million casino targeted at budget-conscious visitors, on part of the site of the demolished Dunes golf course on the Las Vegas Strip.[16][17]
Ground was broken for the hotel in March 1995. It was originally known as the "Grand Victoria". The palatial style was a reminiscent of the Belle Epoque, which is how the French refer to the architecture of the Victorian era in England. After much criticism by MGM Grand officials, it was shortened to "Victoria" and then changed to "Monte Carlo", named after the Monte Carlo Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[18][19]
Monte Carlo was built as a joint venture between Mirage Resorts and Circus Circus Enterprises (who acquired Gold Strike Resorts in 1995), and cost US$344 million to build.[3] The resort sits on 44 acres (18 ha), occupied by the Dunes Hotel golf course until its demolition in October 1993.[20]
The Monte Carlo opened to the public on June 21, 1996, at 12:01 a.m., following invitation-only VIP pre-opening celebration the prior day, including a fireworks show.[21]
2008 fire[edit]
On January 25, 2008, at 10:57 AM, a three-alarm fire was reported on the exterior of the top six floors and roof of the casino. Portions of the hotel facade's Exterior Insulation Finishing System burned with some debris falling off and starting smaller secondary fires on ledges three floors below. The fire was fully contained an hour after it began. It was an exterior fire, although there was water damage to parts of several floors.[22][23][24] The Hotel & Casino reopened to guests on February 15, 2008. MGM Mirage officials put the total losses due to fire damage and loss of business at just under $100 million.[25]
The 5,200-seat Park Theater at the Monte Carlo was built and due to open on December 17, 2016.[26][27]
In June 2016, MGM announced a joint venture with Sydell Group that the Monte Carlo would be renovated and rebranded as the Park MGM, named after the adjacent dining and entertainment district, The Park, that opened in April 2016, and the NoMad Hotel would occupy the top floors. It will feature the new Eataly restaurant. Both hotels will begin construction at the end of 2016 and will open in 2018.[28]
Hotel32 is an ultra-luxury, boutique hotel located on Monte Carlo's top floor. The new extension opened on August 10, 2009.[29] The hotel has 50 lofts ranging in size from 850-square-foot (79 m2) studios to 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) penthouses and can only be accessed via a private elevator. All Hotel32 guests have access to a dedicated Suite Assistant, who provides personal butler and concierge services and numerous high-tech touches, including a TV integrated into the bathroom mirror. Guests have access to Lounge32, which overlooks the Las Vegas skyline.[30][31][32][33] Hotel32 offers its guests a branded iPhone at check-in to promote the use of hotel amenities. The system, running Hotel Evolution software, enables the hotel to make changes to services easily, because updates are made automatically.[34][35]
In June 2016, MGM announced a joint venture with the Sydell Group that the Hotel 32 would be renovated and rebranded as the NoMad Hotel.[28]
In popular culture[edit]
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino has figured in several feature films and television series. Major release films partially filmed at Monte Carlo include the 2000 film Get Carter[36] and 2008's What Happens in Vegas.[37] In the 2004 film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, the Average Joes stay at Monte Carlo during the dodgeball championships in Las Vegas. In the Amazing Race 15, teams had to count out $1,000,000 worth of poker chips here in the season finale, to receive their next clue.[38] It was also featured in the season six episode "Three of a Kind" of The X-Files.
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- ^ Nonrestricted Count Report (Report). Nevada Gaming Control Board. July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ a b "Mikohn to Install 'MoneyTime' (TM) slot Bonus Jackpot System at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas". PR Newswire. 8 January 1998.
- ^ Kathleen Hennessey (25 January 2008). "Fire forces gamblers to flee Monte Carlo resort on Laz Vagas Strip". Associated Press.
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- ^ Robert Macy (13 June 1996). "Newest Megaresort Set to Open June 21". Associated Press.
- ^ Mary Manning (25 January 2008). "More about the Monte Carlo". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ "Shopping". Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort And Casino. 2010.
- ^ Robert Macy (29 September 1996). "Lance Burton is a Happy Magician". Chattanooga Free Press.
- ^ John Kelso (29 September 1997). "Dialing for dinettes at Monte Carlo". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "CityCenter initiates job offers for 12,000 permanent positions" (Press release). CityCenter. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ Leach, Robin (7 September 2010). "Jabbawockeez sign headline contract at Monte Carlo". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Jabbawockeez Return to Las Vegas at The Monte Carlo 10/7". Broadway World. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Leach, Robin (3 September 2010). "Lance Burton: 'I've Worked Nonstop For 31 Years. I'm a Free Man!'". Vegas Deluxe. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ Lindsay Gordon (12 June 2009). "Monte Carlo Resort Pokes Fun at the Pretentious". BrandWeek.
- ^ Yoshihashi, Pauline (May 12, 1994). "Mirage, Gold Strike sign pact to build a low-roller casino on Las Vegas Strip". Wall Street Journal. – via Factiva (subscription required)
- ^ Palermo, Dave. "Monte Carlo debuts". Las Vegas Review-Journal. – via Factiva (subscription required)
- ^ "Desert Rose Motel". Las Vegas Strip History.
- ^ Michelle Dearmond (25 July 1995). "Elegant Resort to Join Others on Strip". The Associated Press.
- ^ "History of Las Vegas". Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Monte Carlo Resort Opening Update". Las Vegas Leisure Guide. 21 June 1996.
- ^ Hennessey, Kathleen (2008-01-26). "Disaster Avoided in Vegas Casino Blaze". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ Powers, Ashley; Sanchez, Jesus (2008-01-25). "Vegas' Monte Carlo fire under control". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ "From the inside: How they coped". Las Vegas Sun. 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ STUTZ, HOWARD (2008-02-16). "MONTE CARLO REOPENS: MANY HAPPY RETURNS". Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "MGM Resorts Announces Development Plans For 5,000-Seat Theater at Monte Carlo". newsroom.mgmresorts.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/las-vegas/new-park-theater-las-vegas-mgm-music-venue
- ^ a b http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2016/06/06/bye-bye-monte-carlo-las-vegas-casino-resort-being-replaced/#4500f3065fbf
- ^ Sandy Zanella (9 July 2009). "Hotel32 at Monte Carlo - Life at the top Accommodations - Opening August 10". MGM Mirage Public Relations.
- ^ Anthony Curtis (16 August 2009). "Monte Carlo opens floor 32". The Honolulu Advertiser.
- ^ "From Blaze to Boutique". Hospitality Design. 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Hotel32 at Monte Carlo Las Vegas". Latest Las Vegas News and Information. 8 May 2009.
- ^ "Hotel32 Monte Carlo Las Vegas". Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort And Casino. 2009.
- ^ "Are You Ready?", Condé Nast Traveler (March, 2010)
- ^ "Hotels Run Cost Effectively, Run Green and Run Revenues with Mobile Apps via runtriz" (Press release). runtriz. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ Sylvester Stallone, Stephen T. Kay (2000). Get Carter (Motion picture). Las Vegas: Morgan Creek Productions.
- ^ Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Vaughan (2008). What Happens in Vegas (Motion picture). Las Vegas: Twentieth Century Fox.
- ^ Joyce Eng (7 December 2009). "Amazing Race Winners Meghan and Cheyne: It's "Cool" Fans Think We're the Best Team Ever". TV Guide.
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As a deeply involved activist in her late twenties, Córdova, whose entrepreneurial parents practiced philanthropy, made a personal vow: she would donate half of what she made in her lifetime to her movement in order to strengthen it. While Córdova spent most of her life as an activist who did not anticipate such a large gift, this changed when she created the wildly successful Community Yellow Pages at the dawn of the 1980s. The directory linked then-hidden LGBT consumers with businesses and establishments of their own identities and brought out many donors to lesbian and gay civil rights issues. This vow comes in the form of a monumental gift to Astraea. Cordova's gift will be actualized through her Living Trust upon her death. She now has stage IV metastasized cancer.
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I have the green apple .
When i sprayed it at sephora i loved it too much but did not buy it. Its been in my memory for a year or two and finally i bought it.
Now after half a year i have mixed feeling about it. It does not remind me green apple any more as in the beginning. Its smells like plastic to me. I believe after first pragnancy my taste in perfume has changed and my nose has gotten to sensetive. This might be the reason i dont like it now. I love the package though.
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Got the red one. Preference for smell is very subjective.
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I've been wearing this scent for the past three years after a friend spritzed a bit of hers on me in a department store. Be Delicious is the only fragrance that I've actually finished, which means that I wear it every day!
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this is a great spring/ summer daytime scent. it's invigorating and refreshing. when i had this i got a lot of compliments and a couple friends actually went out and got it for themselves because they loved borrowing it.
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Orville Gayle Fossum, 76, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont.
A service to celebrate Orville's life will be held Tuesday, March 18, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. A reception at the Elks Lodge will follow immediately after the service.
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Outside of work, the hobbies he enjoyed were fishing with his buddies, hunting, traveling to auctions to look at heavy equipment, bartering with his friends, and enjoying coffee, or maybe a beer and a bite to eat at all the many places he loved in Glasgow.
He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered for his daily, leisurely drives around his community just thinking, looking and enjoying a smoke.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Ralph, Roy, Melvin and Lloyd; and one sister, Glenda Gardner.
He is survived by his wife, Carol (Matuska) Fossum; three children, Scott and his wife, Karleen, and grandchildren, Ashley, Shelby, Chase, and Keely Fossum; Steve and his wife, Janel, and grandchildren, Teagan and Kaden Fossum; and Julie Fairclough and her husband, Mike, and grandchildren, Tavia, Britten and Lexten, all of Glasgow; one sister, Grace Robinson, of Bozeman; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Chelsea striker Drogba turns 33 in March but insists he has yet to reach his peak as a player because he was a latecomer to top-flight football.
He told his club's official magazine, Chelsea: "I think I'm getting better with age.
"I started very late at the highest level as I was 25 when I played one season for Marseille and then I came here.
"So I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but I feel I'm improving every season.
"And, because I started late, I'm not tired or fed up with playing.
"I don't know when I'm going to stop because I love what I'm doing."
Drogba has been captaining Chelsea in the absence of John Terry and Frank Lampard but his time with the armband has co-incided with a poor run of results.
One point from three Barclays Premier League games has seen the Blues surrender top spot, while Drogba has now not found the net in six matches in all competitions.
He said: "I try to motivate and give the example on the pitch - you've got to make sure what you say in the dressing room, you apply it on the pitch. But it's the same when I'm not captain.
"This armband doesn't change anything for me. I don't change my personality, I'm the same as always."
Drogba, who is in his seventh season at Stamford Bridge, has two main aims for the rest of the campaign.
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Music to the ears of record labels, maybe. But is the latest attempt to stop illegal downloading of music going to work?
Today's big story is that 90% of people could face "punishment" if they're found to have been illegally downloading music. (Yes, that means you too.)
The story appeared first on the BBC, which revealed that the big six net providers have signed an anti-piracy deal.
Hundreds of thousands of people will soon receive letters in the post telling them to stop illegally sharing music.
The deal signed by internet service providers has committed them to making a "significant reduction" in file sharing. We'll get the details later today, but already there are diverging views over how exactly they will rap the knuckles of people who ignore their bits of paper.
According to The Times, which interprets all this as "parents punished" for their children's sins, non-compliant internet users could see the speed of their internet speed curtailed, making it hard to download big files.
It's running an analysis piece claiming this is "as big a change as the introduction of speed cameras" and will change online behaviour.
The Independent understands the deal will - "in the longer term" - mean users paying some kind of levy with money "channelled back to the rights holders, with artists responsible for the most popular songs receiving a bigger slice of the cash". That will keep the big music labels happy.
It does though seem unlikely that we will head down the French route of seeing internet access cut off altogether for persistent offenders. That chimes in with the government's stated intention to go with voluntary action over legislation.
How long will that hold? The Financial Times says the government views the deal as "the internet industry's last chance to avoid statutory regulation or levies."
This could, of course, mean a boom in business for smaller ISPs that aren't part of the deal. (£9.99 a month - unlimited illegal downloads without annoying letters.)
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Eight years after being listed as missing in action and presumed dead in Iraq, Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Brody is found alive in an Al Qaeda prison. He returns home to a hero's welcome and begins reconnecting with his family. His wife Jessica welcomes him back while his daughter Dana has only a slim memory of him. Son Chris doesn't remember him at all. He's not aware that his wife had begun a serious relationship with his best friend. Meanwhile, CIA agent Carrie Mathison has been back in Washington for 10 months after a tour of duty in Iraq that ended when she bribed her way into an Iraqi prison to question a detainee minutes before his execution. In return for a promise to protect his family, he tells Carrie a great secret: a US soldier has been turned. She now suspects Brody and after the Agency dismisses her concerns, sets off on her own to find evidence against him.
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In the old days, people used to talk about the Elite 4, an unstoppable team, an unbreakable friendship between 4, 16 year old, demigods. But not many people realised our story, they believed they were the only ones who could never be defeated.
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Climb Kilimanjaro in 2016
EWP is running regular private and small open groups up Kilimanjaro throughout 2016 and into 2017.
Regardless of your group size or experience we will guide you to the summit.
Our award winning guides are literally the best on the mountain and fantastic UK based staff are available and ready to assist with the booking, planning and pre-preparation for your adventurous climb to the top of Kilimanjaro.
EWP is a small family based operation with over 25 years experience and with low overheads and advertising costs we offer very competitive rates ranging from $1428 per person
From our base hotel near Moshi we are able to organise daily departures for groups of any size.
All of our treks on Mount Kilimanjaro are run by Zara Tours – one of the longest standing and top operators in Northern Tanzania. Your safety and comfort on the trek is of paramount importance to both EWP and Zara, so every step is made to ensure that your experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is one that will fulfil your dreams and be the creation of life-long memories.
Many travellers are attracted to the highest point in Africa, and one of the world's '7 Summits'. The main Uhuru peak of Kilimanjaro reaches a height of 5963m and can be reached by any one of the 5 main routes that we offer on the mountain – Lemosho, Machame, Marangu, Rongai and Umbwe, each have their own personalities and styles and will appeal to different people and groups. If you are not sure which route to take to climb Kilimanjaro you can find some advice on each route page or over here on our Which Route to Choose post.
Most fit individuals with some mountain walking experience can make it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. You do not need to be super fit – just take it slowly (pole-pole the guide will say) and be determined. ZARA is one of the top Kilimanjaro operators with an excellent reputation and a very high success rate. But success depends mainly on you – it is up to you to make some important choices; in particular which route you ascend and for how many days. If you have little previous mountain walking and camping experience and are not sure of your fitness then go for the Marangu Route (entirely hut based) and make sure you have at least one acclimatisation day at Horombo Hut or that you have acclimatised on Mt Meru or Mt Kenya or elsewhere previously. Please read the route descriptions carefully and if necessary discuss your choice with us.
REMEMBER – All of our Kilimanjaro climbs and treks can be combined with any or all of the following trips – Mt Meru trek, 1 to 6 day Safaris, a few days on the Island of Zanzibar or other destinations in East Africa. Click on your Route Option for further information.
The Routes to Climb Kilimanjaro
Your destination: The Top of Kilimanjaro: Kibo / Uhuru Peak – the highest point in Africa. Is accessible via 5 main routes. The final trek to the summit is fairly straightforward the key differences are in the personalities and styles of the 5 routes up Kilimanjaro. The first three are considered the easiest.
MARANGU: Known as the 'COCA COLA' route this the easiest way climb Kilimanjaro, owing to this it's one of most popular routes up Kilimanjaro. It is comprised of gentle gradients and long sections up to 4700m, beautiful forests and moorlands with accommodation is basic yet comfortable huts. This trek is in total around 64km, climbed over 5 or 6 days. The 6 day variant provides good time for acclimatisation.
MACHAME: Aka the 'WHISKEY' route as it's a harder route; is the second most popular route to climb Kilimanjaro. Like the Marangu you will walk through Kilimanjaro ¡s beautiful forest and absorb the scenic traverse to Barafu. The climb totals around 49km over 6 or 7 days, both of which provide plenty of time for easy acclimatisation.
RONGAI: Is regarded as the second easiest route to climb Kilimanjaro. There is a long access drive to begin the route, but due to this trekkers are rewarded with one of the most remote and less frequented routes up Kilimanjaro. Along the way there is some fine, wild, high-altitude mountain scenery. Unlike Marangu there are not huts so be ready for some camping in tents, beneath the stunning African night sky. This 6 or 7 day trek covers 64km and is good for acclimatisation.
LEMOSHO: Another long access drive route that also means climbing Kilimanjaro via this route allows you a wonderful and remote climb through Kili's beautiful forests and the scenic traverse to Barafu. Accommodation like on Rongai is in tent's beneath the night sky. Excellent opportunities to acclimatise for your Kilimanjaro climb this 56km trek can be done over 7 or 8 days. There is a very high success rate on this route.
UMBWE: One of the Director's favourites. This is the shortest and steepest route to climb Kilimanjaro, and one of the toughest but with some spectacular scenery including the beautiful rainforests and giant heathers. The Umbwe route climbs a spectacular ridge and offers the scenic traverse to Barafu. Accommodation is again in nuts and this route is only 37km over 6 days.
For a bit more information about the routes and help you decide which is the best one to take, check out our blog post: http://www.ewpnet.com/kilimanjaro-which-route
We have groups setting out to climb along these routes everyday. So whether you are travelling alone or as part of a private group we have dates and times available to suit you.
Here you can buy the complete Kilimanjaro guide and map
Climb Kilimanjaro: Optional Trips
Tanzanian Safari
- 1 – 6 day options from $177 per person.
No adventurous journey to Africa, or climb of it's fantastic mountains would be complete without the chance to see first hand the incredible wildlife in the simply stunning and unforgettable national safari parks. The experience is truly something different … something wild. They capture the heart and mind of all who step into them. As a couple who were captured by the magnificent beauty of Africa and wanted to begin sharing it with people over 25 years ago – we feel we know the best parks and the best ways to experience the wild heart of Africa and along the way meet the unique tribal people and bushmen who understand the country like none other.
They include trips to
- The Serengeti
- Arusha Park
- Lake Manyara
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Ngorongoro Conservation area
- Tarangire
To find out more check out the Tanzanian Safari's page.
The best to find out more is to get in contact with Debbie in our UK office via telephone or the contact form at the bottom of the page.
Zanzibar Island Trips
Having climbed Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa – why not kick back and relax on Zanzibar island's beautiful white sand beaches. Enjoy the tropical beach life, swimming with dolphins, diving and should you wish to escape the beautiful coast line then venture into Stone Town, visit the spice tour and bring back the taste of that Zanzibarian cooking back home.
Discover more about Zanzibar, it's diving, dolphins and spices over on our Zanzibar Tour page.
Christmas Day or New Year's on Kilimanjaro
Would you like a glacial white Christmas this year?
And fancy ringing in the New Year with the vast expanse of Africa stretched out at your feet AND kicking the New Year off with a great accomplishment, or ending the old year with one?
Read about EWP's trip to see in the new Millennium here.
The History of Kilimanjaro in a Nutshell
Kilimanjaro lies on the border of Tanzania, just south of Kenya. The three volcanic summits Shira, Kibo and Mwenzi are all of very recent origin. Shira and Mawenzi have both experienced some considerable erosion and only their jagged peaks remain. The central peak, Kibo, the youngest and highest peak has survived as a near perfect cone. A Wachagga legend talks of Mawenzi receiving fire for it's pipe from it's youngest brother Kibo. The Wachagga, tribal peoples living on Kilimanjaro's fertile volcanic soils, probably only came to the area about 300 years ago which would imply that it hasn't been long since Kilimankaro was last active.
In 1848 Johann Rebmann, a German missionary, while crossing the plains of Tsavo saw Kilimanjaro. Being in Africa, he couldn't have imagined it was snow at the summit and believed it was topped with silver. A group of porters sent up to climb Kilimanjaro and gather some of it's treasures returned with only water.
On his return Rebmann's report stimulated great interest and several organisations were organised to climb Kilimanjaro. And eventually in 1889, 40 years later, Dr Hans Meyer, finally stood on the highest point. Early attempts to climb it were hampered by the near impassable dense forest, few paths and tough terrain and the climber's poor high altitude equipment.
The Marangu route was one the first routes developed up Kilimanjaro, and one of the original huts built during the route's development still stands. Other routes were at the time non-existent.
Today several routes have been developed and good paths up the mountain now exist. Even on the Umbwe route that used to be a challenging Tarzan course.
These improved paths have help porters and guides and have reduced erosion. The accommodation for both the porters and guide has greatly improved as well.
Wood fires are banned on Kilimanjaro which greatly improved the atmosphere in the huts and decimation of the magnificent forests.
EWP Director Andrew Wielochowski's brief history of Kilimanjaro and the climbing routes.
Climb Kilimanjaro with the Map and Guide
Our Kilimanjaro map and guide is a perfect accompaniment to your climb of Kilimanjaro. Follow the route's trek as you go along and learn about the flora and fauna of the mountain, the geology and glaciology. The Kilimanjaro map also includes in depth looks at the routes, the climbs, access points and has a list of useful contacts.
The best time of year to climb Kilimanjaro
We are often asked "When is the best time to climb Kilimanjaro?" Well the best time of year to visit Kilimanjaro can be a bit subjective, but here are some points to consider.
Kilimanjaro has three rainy months of the year: April, May and then later in the year November.
Climbing Kilimanjaro during these months is a generally wetter experience and climbers have a higher chance of finding the summit covered in thick clouds. It is still possible to climb Kilimanjaro during these months, but you will be encountering tougher conditions. This is a good time to consider using the Lemosho or Rongai routes as they see less rain on their side of the mountain.
The two dry periods are December to Mid/Late March & June to October.
- December to Late March is the quieter time to trek Kilimanjaro.
- June to October is the busiest of the two dry seasons. As such it's a great time to go for individuals who are looking to meet up with our groups. For people after a quieter experience the Rongai, Umbwe & Lemosho route are recommended. With that said Kilimanjaro is a very large mountain and "busy" still means you can go long stretches without catching sight of any other groups.
However, no matter what time of year you choose to take your trek to the summit you need to be prepared for a range of temperatures as the summit can bring night time temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 29 Celsius). The day time temperatures on the lower part of the mountain tend not to vary too greatly through the seasons due to the mountains proximity to the equator so tend to be between 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit (21-27 celsius)
Are you ready to climb Kilimanjaro
Would you like to train for Kilimanjaro? Find out more about our Kilimanjaro guides? Read some Kilimanjaro climbing stories? Or decide which route to take? … Then check out out mini-articles and blog posts related to climbing Kilimanjaro.


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Syed Abid Ali Abid (سید عابد علی عابد) was an Urdu and Persian poet and educator who was born on 17 September 1906 in Tehran, Iran and died in Khuzdar, Pakistan on 20 January 1971.
He was well known for his literary criticism and had hundreds of students, many of them now themselves poets and writers.[citation needed] He wrote many books on literary criticism in Urdu and Persian. He also initiated and edited several literary journals, one of which is Sahifa-Lahore. He also was one of the initial drama writers and feature writers at the newly established Radio Pakistan Lahore in the late 1940s and 1950s. He was one of the story and dialogue writers of the first sound film (talking film) of the Punjab Heer Ranjha (1931).[citation needed] He survived three heart attacks but succumbed to the fourth in 1971.[1]
Son of Syed Ghulam Abbas, he was the eldest brother of eight siblings. His sisters Syeda, Zahra, Mehmooda and Shamim, his brothers Mehmood, and Jawad lived with him in Iran before they migrated to Pakistan. Later, one of his daughters Shabnam Shakeel followed the footsteps of her father, and became a poet based in Islamabad. His only son Syed Menoo Chehr served as Secretary to Government of the Punjab in various departments as well as Chief settlement Commissioner, Punjab and was retired as Member Board of Revenue, Punjab and is also the author of two biographical treaties titled Mere Shab-o-Roz and karwan-e-Guzran and a novel Azmaish Dil-o-Nazar ki.[citation needed]
Selected work[edit]
- Story writing of films like the first Punjabi talkie, Heer Ranjha (1931) [1]
- Writer of more than 200 dramas at Radio Pakistan Lahore from 1948 to 1960[citation needed]
- Editor Sahifa-Lahore, a quarterly literary journal, 1957 to 1971[citation needed]
- Translated Will Durant's The Story of Philosophy into Urdu[citation needed]
Books and poetry[edit]
For a detailed list see [1]
- Talismaat (The Magic), Urdu fiction, Hashmi Book Depot Lahore, Pakistan
- Shahbaz Khan, Urdu fiction, ISBN 969-35-0721-5, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Pakistan
- Main Kabhi Ghazal na Kahta, Urdu poetry, ISBN 969-35-0181-0, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Pakistan
- Usool-E-Intequade-Adabiyat (Rules of Literary Criticism)
- Shar-i-Iqbal, (A criticism of Iqbal's Poetry), ISBN 969-35-1436-X / 969351436X, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Pakistan
- Political Theory of the Shi'ties, Part of the history of Muslim philosophy.
- Asloob, an Urdu book on literary criticism
- Albayan, an Urdu book on literary criticism
- Al Badeeh (Mohsinaat e Shairi Ka Intaqadi Jaiza): (Criticism of the Characteristics of Urdu poetry)
- ^ a b c Urdu text book for BA, Published by Prince Books, Lahore Pakistan, 2005 (A book for Urdu as elective subject in BA)[citation needed]


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After reading this, I need to take a shower, but I can't take enough showers to wash the stink of Martin's writing away. This has been called "high fantasy", but it is so far from it. It is actually lowbrow cliched fantasy...B-movie screenwriting punctuated with infrequently intriguing plot segments; peppered with boorish violence; surprisingly interrupted with three pages of entertaining if only one-sided dialogue; liberally littered with base euphemisms befitting adolescent boys; populated with children infused with unbelievable characteristics and thoughts; injected with clumsy and all too ham-fisted imaginings of court intrigue; and containing the unforgivable sin of criminal depictions of children in perverse situations.
Is it better to plainly describe...in detail...vulgarities that were surely common in ancient times? Or can the message be shared as still ugly, but by less explicit means? An inferior writer resorts to crudity, while a superior writer conveys the intent without needing to diminish the writing with feral details. By this measure, Martin is an inferior writer. The cliches reinforce that assessment. The inferiority is glaring all the more in that the particular devolutions into the distasteful do not enhance the story in any way...they are merely sidebars of distraction.
There is little redeeming value in this book. There is maybe one character who is not wholly unlikeable, and only just, as the comic relief merely obfuscates his faults. The other least unlikeable of Martin's characters are paltry few, and even they have disturbing flaws that difficult to overlook. The vast majority of the characters are so abhorrent as to warrant those showers and use of industrial strength disinfectant.
So...why read it if it was that bad? More to the point, why finish it? Simple. I am stubborn and will try to finish a book no matter how bad or distasteful the material. My intellect sometimes suffers, but at least I can comment from knowledge. Still, it is painfully long and makes for very tedious reading. It took all of my stubbornness to finish it, though Martin teased the reader with potential as he would show rare glimpses of depth, only to dance away too quickly back to his amateurish hacking.
I am dismayed that this kind of material passes as "high fantasy" and am not surprised that because of it and similar books people like E.L. James think they can write. And camp? Roger Ebert's Myra Breckenridge doesn't hold a candle to stuff like "...faint smell of corruption clung to it like a woman's perfume", "The direwolf's red eyes were darker than garnets and wiser than men.", or how about "And pray that he is the man I think he is, he finished silently, and not the man I fear he has become."? Laughable. And then exacerbating repeats of "milk of the poppy" ... Say it once, then say it next as normal (if fantasy) people would say it. After the umpteenth time, it gets really old. Maybe Martin and James can collaborate and really churn out the dreck.
I'm harsh and know that I should try to be fair. There are good things to say about the book. For one, Martin does write at a very juvenile level, and as such an otherwise tediously lengthy book is a rather mindless read. There's little depth to consider, thus little brain power to invest. And, as the simpler something is presented, the easier it is to accept...a critical thinking trap that Martin's fans don't recognize, which is greatly in his favor with respect to sales. Another good thing...um, well, his action scenes are pretty good. And there are three or four pages of enough humor late in the book to make me actually chuckle out loud (spoiler alert...they involve a witty dwarf...) So ... three good things.
However...despite this tome boasting a twelve year old reading level, it is not a pre-teen book. Martin is a sick ass who writes pedophilia and incest into his fantasy. A thirteen year old girl sold into sexual slavery by her brother? Explicit scenes involving her? How about an 11 year old girl? The brother and sister incest is tame in comparison, so sure...why not...it's all good, right? And on top of the pedophilia, for unfathomable reasons, Martin instills his child characters with adult mannerisms, and adult concepts far beyond their possible maturity level. If one did not know he had no children, his treatments should be indicator enough.
I can see the backlash coming... "Those things are only a small part of the book!" Or "Come on! This is historical fiction!" That they are any part of the book is disturbing. And do NOT try to use the argument that things were different in older times. This is freaking fantasy...not history, and only pedestrian fantasy at that. The bastard thought it, he wrote it, he probably got off on it, some effing publisher let it pass, and apparently a crapload of degenerate fans have endorsed it. Oh, and he loves to use the words "bastard" and "whore" ... sorry for the spoilers.
Don't mistake my revulsion for prudery. Far from it. I just think that Martin's crude language (meant, I know, to reflect a coarser world, but is still brutish and unnecessary) and prurient content reflect a weakness as a writer. If by their inclusion he meant to attract adults, then he should have written as an adult. And if he had an adult perspective, he would have seen his devices as degenerate puerility.
And Martin's perversity is not limited to child sex. Just as things show promise of getting interesting, he invariably turns the reader with shock. Almost as if George R. R. Martin is the Howard Stern of fantasy. Actually, that's not a fair comparison...Stern, while eminently distasteful, is actually quite intelligent, while Martin....well, clearly, is less...
Maybe I'm just envious. This guy is flipping brilliant. He can not only sell this [self edit ... choice adjectives deleted] stuff as fantasy and make a mint on the publication, but he also got HBO to pony up another mint to sanitize the degeneracy while ramping up the violence AND while preserving the camp. Plus he can still sleep at night. That's a sociopath for you. Albeit a wealthy one.
The pedophilia should earn this one star. I'm generous. I'll give Martin credit for passing off a mix of young adult/teen writing, cliched Conan barbarity, and very disturbing adult elements as high fantasy.
Ordinarily I would have dropped this within a few chapters, but I needed to read it to know it. Stupid me. Time to take another shower.
I began the book with not so high expectations. Not that I thought it would be a bad read, but mostly because I wanted to read the book before starting to watch the series.
But wow, did the book capture me! It was far better that I ever had thought. I really loved how rich the world was built, it felt real and well thought. The characters well developed and believable. The characters and the happenings really made me feel; sadness, hope, bitterness, irritation, frustrating, chock. Its seldom I have felt so emotions so strongly true a book.
I really liked as well that the book dared to be dark. That the characters were not holy, that bad things could happen and without making up for it.
A new favourite.
A good series. Well written. But it is more than obvious that Martin plagiarizes Howard. The stories are deep and involving. But kind of pointless because we are probably never going to see the last two books. A plus is the level of fantasy he writes in. No gay elves prancing through the faerie dust. Good, hard, hammering fantasy. Makes me glad he was influenced by Howard.
I read this after watching the series. I am not sure I could have followed without knowing the characters from the show, but I am glad I read it to give me additional context to the characters. This is not a genre I normally read, but I enjoyed this because of the plot twists and creative world created by Martin. Not the best written book, but worth it if you love the show!
This is a perfect book.
There's honestly nothing I can think of that could improve it in any way. This is a book that made me shout at it, that made me giggle and cry, that made me gasp, that made me tremble and hate and love. It's seamless; I'd say it's unputdownable, except that sometimes I found I desperately needed to put it down because I was overwhelmed with the wonder of it, only to pick it up again half an hour later.
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A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-2) by George R. R. Martin
A Song of Ice and Fire 1-4: A Game of Thrones / A Feast for Crows / A Storm of Swords / Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
A Song of Ice and Fire 1-5: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, a Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones. A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords. Books I - III A Song of Ice and Fire Trilogy. by George R. R. Martin
Il trono di spade. Le cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco vol. 1 by George R. Martin
Il grande inverno. Il trono di spade. Le cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco vol. 2 by George R. R. Martin
Das Lied von Eis und Feuer 01: Die Herren von Winterfell by George R. R. Martin
Das Lied von Eis und Feuer 02: Das Erbe von Winterfell by George R. R. Martin
Le Trône de fer, tome 01: Le Trône de fer by George R. R. Martin
Le Trône de fer, tome 02: Le donjon rouge by Georges R. R. Martin
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A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One by George R. R. Martin
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season by David Benioff
A Game of Thrones: Comic Book, Issue 1 by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones: Comic Book, Issue 2 by George R. R. Martin
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0553573403, Mass Market Paperback)Readers of epic fantasy series are: (1) patient--they are left in suspense between each volume, (2) persistent--they reread or at least review the previous book(s) when a new installment comes out, (3) strong--these 700-page doorstoppers are heavy, and (4) mentally agile--they follow a host of characters through a myriad of subplots. In A Game of Thrones, the first book of a projected six, George R.R. Martin rewards readers with a vividly real world, well-drawn characters, complex but coherent plotting, and beautifully constructed prose, which Locus called "well above the norms of the genre."
Martin's Seven Kingdoms resemble England during the Wars of the Roses, with the Stark and Lannister families standing in for the Yorks and Lancasters. The story of these two families and their struggle to control the Iron Throne dominates the foreground; in the background is a huge, ancient wall marking the northern border, beyond which barbarians, ice vampires, and direwolves menace the south as years-long winter advances. Abroad, a dragon princess lives among horse nomads and dreams of fiery reconquest.
There is much bloodshed, cruelty, and death, but A Game of Thrones is nevertheless compelling; it garnered a Nebula nomination and won the 1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. So, on to A Clash of Kings! --Nona Vero
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A tale of court intrigues in the land of Seven Kingdoms, a country "blessed by golden summers that go on for years, and cursed by cruel winters that can last a generation." The cold is returning to Winterfell, where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime. A time of conflict has arisen in the Stark family, as they are pulled from the safety of their home into a whirlpool of tradedy, betrayal, assassination plots and counterplots. Each decision and action carries with it the potential for conflict as several prominent families, comprised of lords, ladies, soldiers, sorcerers, assassins and bastards, are pulled together in the most deadly game of all, the game of thrones.… (more)
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