Article: Porters Of Kilimanjaro; Marco?s Song
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Porters Of Kilimanjaro; Marco?s Song
As you climb Kilimanjaro spare a thought for the humble porter. His life is one of extreme hardship of trekking up and down the mountain carrying your supplies. No one notices him, no one cares for him, he goes unseen and unappreciated.
I see many items on the internet about the ?Kilimanjaro song? ? many climbers wanting the words for the song as it brings back memories for them. Good memories of the hard slog to the summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa. There is another side to this song; the porters who sing this song have their own storey. What follows is the porter?s song, in this case Marco?s song. These are his own words...
Sometimes; to get the job as a porter with a group I would have to pay for the privilege. Porters are poor and life is...
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