Mount
Kilimanjaro
Meagan McGrath climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
in April 2002. Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain
in Africa, at an altitude of 19,563 ft (5963m).
Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania,
Africa. Typically, the departure city for climbing trips
to Kilimanjaro is Arusha. Many climbers regard Kilimanjaro
as an appropriate mountain for an introduction to high
altitude mountaineering. It is not technical, but a
climber will likely feel the effects of altitude near
the top. The last few hundred meters may test some climber’s
limits of their physical and mental endurance. No matter
what elevation a climber attains, it is that person’s
sense of achievement and of having pushed themselves
to their personal limits that is the reward.
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