A WORCESTER man is getting ready to scale the world’s highest freestanding mountain.

Standing 5,895 metres (19,336 feet) tall, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa and in just over 12 months, Matt Gammon, of Low Fold Close, St John’s, Worcester, will set off on an expedition to conquer it.

The former Royal Grammar School student, aged 23, is undertaking the challenge of the lifetime as part of his Adventure Tourism Management degree from the Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies. Continue Reading…