How does this sound for getting acclimated to altitude before starting the Kili climb:
1. Fly to Amsterdam
2. Fly to Geneva
3. Take the train to Zermatt (5,315 feet)
4. From Zermatt, take the cog-wheel train up to Gornergrat (10,000 feet), then take a cable car to Stockhorn (11,588 feet) and hike around
6. Next day, from Zermatt, take a cable car to Little Matterhorn (12,533 feet) and hike around
7. Next day, take train back to Geneva, fly to Amsterdam
8. Stay overnight at the airport and then fly to Kilimanjaro
That's what the authors of Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (Carmichael and Stoaddard) did to acclimate to altitude and get over jet lag. They also suggest going to Chamonix, France as a closer, less expensive (but also lower) alternative to Zermatt.
Sounds great to me. All it takes is time and money!
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