{"id":54781,"date":"2018-12-25T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=54781"},"modified":"2018-12-24T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T15:10:05","slug":"5-tips-for-filming-on-mount-kilimanjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/5-tips-for-filming-on-mount-kilimanjaro\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips for Filming on Mount Kilimanjaro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people planning a climb up Kilimanjaro spend hours researching gear, footwear and nutrition, but for me, that was secondary. I spent months (seriously) trying to calculate how many batteries and memory cards I\u2019d need to capture six days\u2019 worth of climbing. (Not to mention how to limit my gear so I didn\u2019t break my back!)<\/p>\n

Should I get a solar panel for charging? Should I get handwarmers to keep batteries warm on summit night? Physical training aside, preparing to film on Kilimanjaro is tough<\/em>. There are so many unknowns with six days climbing up Africa\u2019s tallest peak, but after research, back-up plans and brainstorming, I actually figured out a formula that worked. In fact, it worked so well that I had battery power left\u2014and zero broken gadgets\u2014after exiting the Kilimanjaro gates. Here\u2019s what you should know if you\u2019re filming a climb up Kilimanjaro, or really any six or seven-day climb for that matter! <\/p>\n

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1. Bring the gear you need\u2014and only the gear you need<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When I film weddings<\/a>, I pack anything and everything because it fits easily in my car. Climbing up Kilimanjaro, I wouldn\u2019t have a car or, heck, even a suitcase with wheels. I knew I\u2019d have to carry basically all my gear either in my pack or in my 90L duffel (which porters carried). Either way, I didn\u2019t want to weigh down myself \u2014 and didn\u2019t think it was fair to weigh down the porters with my indecisive gear selection.<\/p>\n

So, I made it a point to pack only what I knew I\u2019d use, particularly when it came to heavier items. I had a pretty set film vision before I went; I knew I\u2019d be creating a business video for our climbing company as well as a personal documentary for myself\u00ad\u00ad. With these projects in mind, here\u2019s what my gear list ended up looking like:<\/p>\n