The short answer is yes. No technical mountaineering knowledge or previous hiking experience is required to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. However, not all beginners can successfully do the Kilimanjaro climb. A person needs to be physically fit and preferably indulged in some kind of daily exercise. While a beginner may succeed to reach to the top of Uhuru peak via the easier routes like the Rongai route, it may not be possible to succeed through more difficult routes such as the Umbwe route. No matter what, climbing Kilimanjaro is a demanding task and the chances of altitude mountain sickness (AMS) is always very high due to the rapid ascent and altitude gain.