Clare Roche, a 16-year-old junior at Council Rock North will be raising money for UNICEF this Christmas as she tries to become among the youngest girls to reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak.
Clare and her father, Richard Roche, will begin their seven-day ascent on Christmas. They’ll climb 4-to-8 hours each day as they acclimate to the ever-diminishing oxygen. On the seventh day, they’ll awaken before midnight, don headlamps and attempt the 8-hour push to the top to catch the first sunrays from 19,340 feet (5,895 meters) above Tanzania. Continue Reading…