The most challenging summit nights are on the Rongai Route and the Marangu Route: they reach the crater rim of Kilimanjaro on the North, opposite Uhuru Peak, and more than 2 hours from the summit itself. The best routes to Climb Kilimanjaro to avoid this are the Machame Route and Lemosho Route as they reach the crater at Stellar point less than an hour’s walk from the summit. An extra hour on what is already a very long day is often the straw that breaks the camel’s back.