| Mt. Kilimanjaro - June 2008 |
Mount Kilimanjaro Lemosho-Lava Route (Highest Point in Africa 5,895 m)
From Mount Elbrus we traveled back to London on June 10th and met my mom and twin sister Kaylee to fly to Nairobi, Kenya with a short connecting flight to Kilimanjaro. There we met the Tusker Trail team to begin our climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point on the African Continent (19,335 ft).
We climbed to the summit via a longer and less traveled trail called the Lemosho-Lava Tower Route . You can read about the detailed itinerary and learn more on Tusker's great website. See you at the top.
The Team
Matthew Moniz
Kaylee Moniz
Dee Moniz
Jenn Chavez
Angelo Chavez
Michael Moniz
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| Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft) Tanzania |
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Mount Kilimanjaro
The highest point on Kilimanjaro is Uhuru Peak, on the volcano Kibo 5,895 metres (19,341 ft). The top of Kibo is a 1.5 mile wide crater. As the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak is one of the Seven Summits. The summit was first reached by the Marangu army scout Yohanas Kinyala Lauwo,German Hans Meyer and Austrian Ludwig Purtscheller, on October 6, 1889. Due to Kilimanjaro's equatorial location and high elevation, almost every climate type on earth is represented, including a year-round snow-topped summit. (source Wikipedia)
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