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High-Speed Internet Has Just Been Installed on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s Highest Peak

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High-speed internet has been installed at 12,200-feet on Africa’s highest mountain meaning hikers and climbers won’t need to be disconnected from Instagram or Facebook while they ascend the mountain. Related: Tanzania Government Plans on Putting a Cable Car Up Mount Kilimanjaro to Boost Tourist Revenue The broadband network was installed on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on Tuesday. The nation’s government called […]

CragBrains | August 19, 2022
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The Top 5 Most Unexpected Places to Ski

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Skiing and snowboarding are sports that are enjoyed in almost every region of the world. Whether the area is served by lifts or is a backcountry paradise barely matters as long as there is a way up and a ride down. These are the 5 strangest, most unexpected areas that you can ski: 5. Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort, Arizona – […]

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Jesse | July 7, 2022
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[PHOTOS] Snowstorm Dumps on Ski Resort in Africa

A snowstorm just hit Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho, southern Africa over the last couple of days, dropping at least three inches of fresh snow on the resort. The resort currently has a 16″ base. Afriski opened on June 3rd, 2022. The resort has been closed to tourists for the last two years due to the covid pandemic. On June 6th, 2020 it […]

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SnowBrains | June 24, 2022
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Photo Tour: It’s Dumping in Africa! Ski Resort Gets First Major Snow of the Season

The first major snowfall of the season fell at Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho in southern Africa over the weekend. It began snowing at 2 am on Friday, April 30, and continued for a few hours dropping 4″ of fresh snow. Related: Photos: Snow Falls in Africa’s Sahara Desert as Temperature Plummets to 27ºF This comes after it was announced earlier […]

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SnowBrains | May 3, 2021
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Photos: Snow Falls in Africa’s Sahara Desert as Temperature Plummets to 27ºF

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The Sahara desert in Africa has a fresh blanket of snow after temperatures recently dropped to 27ºF. Winter descended on Ain Sefra, Algeria on January 13th. Related: First Sahara Desert Snow In 37 Years | Photo Tour The desert, which covers most of Northern Africa, has seen temperatures fluctuate over the past few hundred thousand years, but snow and ice are […]

SnowBrains | January 19, 2021
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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 […]

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Firebrains | October 14, 2020
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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 […]

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Clay Malott | September 12, 2020
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Sandboarding Takes Over Cape Town, South Africa

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No snow? How about sand? Sandboarding is taking over Cape Town, South Africa as the city’s next great extreme sport. It almost never snows in Cape Town, but that isn’t stopping adventurers from riding the local mountains. And by mountains, I mean sand dunes, huge, white, sand dunes. Cape Town, South Africa is located on he southern most tip of […]

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Taylor Stephan | August 25, 2020
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