Students, Residents, and Firefighters Battling Human-Caused Wildfire on Africa’s Highest Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro 500 volunteers, including residents, students, and firefighters, are battling to contain a fire that broke out on Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa on Sunday afternoon. Apparently, Mount Kilimanjaro is still on fire from last night. pic.twitter.com/vIRjUFV8Dn — Benjamin Fernandes 🇹🇿 (@Benji_Fernandes) October 12, 2020 The National Parks Service (TANAPA) posted a photograph on Sunday on Twitter of Mount Kilimanjaro with several pockets […] Fire Firebrains | October 14, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Ice Climbing the Disappearing Glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa Red Bull ice climber Will Gadd embarks on a mission to have one last shot at climbing the glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro. In 2014, Will made several first ascents of Kilimanjaro’s ice towers. Now, as the mountain’s iconic ice cap disappears rapidly, he returns to make a last ascent. During those elapsed years, some glaciers on Mt Kilimanjaro lost upwards […] Brains Clay Malott | September 12, 2020 0 Comments
89 Year Old Arizona Woman Becomes Oldest Person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa 89 Year old Arizona Native Anne Lorimor just became the oldest person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro… again. Just four years ago, Lorimor summited the peak at the age of 85, making herself the oldest woman to reach the highest point in Africa. However, when she found out that an older woman had broken her record, and that a man had also […] Climbing Jack Conroy | July 31, 2019 0 Comments
Tanzania Government Plans on Putting a Cable Car Up Mount Kilimanjaro to Boost Tourist Revenue African country Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest free-standing mountain and is in talks about the project with a Chinese and a Western company. 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually and officials estimate a cable car could increase tourist numbers by 50 percent, reports the East African. “We are still […] SnowBrains | May 10, 2019 1 Comment
Highest Soccer Match Ever was Played by Female Teams on Mount Kilimanjaro Summit In June 2017, two teams of female soccer players climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and played the highest altitude game of football, of any gender, ever, reports Gripped. It was a world record and in 2018, they played another soccer game at the Dead Sea for another world record. The games were organized by Equal Playing Field (EPF), a […] SnowBrains | July 19, 2018 0 Comments
Fraud Climbs Kilimanjaro and Wins Triathlon while Collecting Disability Payments Former serviceman Mark Lloyd claimed that he couldn’t walk on uneven surfaces, bend or stretch, and needed walking aids after suffering a slipped disc and PTSD. Lloyd had been medically discharged from the Army in 2011, applied for personal independence payments in October 2014, and then reapplied in July 2016, saying his conditioned had worsened. The Welshman collected a total […] Spencer Miller | August 10, 2017 0 Comments
‘Experienced’ Hiker Rescued Twice in 2-Days Attempting Winter Ascent of Arizona’s Highest Peak An ‘experienced’ hiker from New York City had to be rescued twice in two days while hiking Humphreys Peak in Arizona last week. Related: 2 Michigan Men Illegally Snowmobiling in Wyoming Wilderness Area Rescued Twice in Same Week Phillip Vasto, 28, of Brooklyn, was on a business trip and decided to climb the peak. At 12,637-feet, it is the highest […] Climbing CragBrains | March 11, 2022 9 Comments
Climbing Mt. Rainier, WA, to Help Sherpa Families in Nepal Three years ago, I attended a presentation on Leadership in the Mountains, led by Melissa Arnot. Melissa didn’t look much different from the rest of us dressed in business casual attire with a small athletic frame and a warm demeanor. It is strange when you meet your heroes, and you realize that they are just people too. Still, Melissa is one […] Katy McClintic | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
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