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
Costa Rica Heading Towards Carbon Neutrality with Renewable Energy and Plastic Efforts Costa Rica is setting the example for environmental sustainability, aiming to be the first carbon-free plastic-free country. By the year 2021, just two years away now, Costa Rica hopes to rid itself of all single-use plastics as well as eliminate the use of fossil fuels in their public transport system, and they’re not messing around. In the last 5 years, […] Brains Jack Conroy | July 28, 2019 0 Comments
HAPE, The Killer You Didn’t See Coming High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is not only one of the top causes of death in high altitude mountaineering, but it is made even more dangerous by its unpredictable nature. HAPE has claimed the lives of even the fittest, most knowledgeable and most prepared mountaineers. While there are signs that susceptibility to the condition may be linked to genetics, this connection […] Climbing Jack Conroy | July 17, 2019 0 Comments
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