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Situated only a few hours away from Tanzania’s border with Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro and its 5,896 metres stands as the African continent’s highest point. Every year, thousands of people from across the world come to Tanzania to try to make it to the rooftop of Africa.

However 40 per cent of those who try to climb it, do not make the summit, Uhuru (Freedom) peak, often because of altitude sickness. It’s estimated that every year around eight people die in their quest to conquer Kilimanjaro although official figures are difficult to find. Continue Reading…

A FORMER West Norfolk woman who scaled Mount Kilimanjaro to help poor African children has been given £500 towards her work by pupils of Lynn’s King Edward VII School.
With the pupils’ help, Jo Sweeney (20), of North Wootton, was able to travel to Tanzania and do voluntary work on a project to build a vocational training centre.

Jo, now studying psychology at Newcastle University, raised more than £2,000 this summer with her sponsored ascent of 19,000 feet high Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest freestanding mountain. Continue Reading…

A father and daughter from Upper Makefield took on a challenge, for togetherness and charity.

Upper Makefield teen Clare Roche made the climb up Africa’s tallest mountain, not only for the adventure, but also for the time. Seven days scaling Mount Kilimanjaro and through its five ecosystems was a week alone with the father she would eventually be leaving behind for college. Continue Reading…

CREDIT: David Grey/Reuters Want do do something new with your life? Why not take surfing lessons in Australia?

Want to do more than sit by the pool and sip Margaritas on your next vacation? Travel CUTS and the Adventure Travel Co. have come up with eight life-changing travel experiences for 2008:

1. Make a difference

Volunteer in Ghana by helping to teach English, health, hygiene or HIV and AIDS awareness.

2. Immerse yourself

Llearn Italian in Florence while experiencing the history, art and architecture of this amazing city. Continue Reading…

Whether man evolved from apes or not, there is little doubt that little boys are little monkeys. They’ll scale anything.

Especially one particular primate from Los Angeles named Keats Boyd. He’s 7 years old, and he has a climbing instinct like no monkey you’ve ever met, CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman reports.

Keats’ parents, Bryan and Dana, are both flatlanders. Continue Reading…

Five-week trip full of adventures highlighted by the incredible people

Trekking to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, white water rafting the mighty class-5 rapids of the Zambezi River, swimming at the edge one of the world’s highest falls, Victoria Falls, watching the cheetah kill on the plains of the Serengeti, dancing with the Masai warriors — these were all part of our five-week travel adventure in Tanzania and Zambia.

Along with my two friends, Lori Last and Sandy Turner, I travelled to Africa recently to trek to the summit of 5,898-metre-high Mount Kilimanjaro — the highest peak in the African continent and the world’s highest free-standing mountain. The non-technical climb in support of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. was one of myriad travel adventures we experienced during our five weeks in Tanzania and Zambia. Continue Reading…

A WOMAN will be forgoing turkey and presents by spending Christmas Day in the foothills of Kilimanjaro.

Hazel Burlison, from Esh Winning, near Durham, is climbing Africa’s highest mountain, with husband Glyn, to raise money for charity.

The couple fly to Africa today and expect to arrive at the mountain on Christmas Day. Continue Reading…

Antarctica: the Müller ice shelf and the Larsen ice shelf are shrinking dramatically.

Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: global warming is blamed for melting of the year-round snows at the summit of Africa’s highest mountain. They could be gone in 15 years.

The Arctic ice cap: the melting of icebergs and ice caps in the Arctic is blamed on global warming and threatens the habitats of species such as polar bears. Continue Reading…

Eight climbers have the tallest free-standing mountain rise in the world ahead of them, but the motivation of helping children in conflict zones around the world will help them make it to the top.

The participants, from Vancouver, Oakville, Toronto, and Zurich, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania from Dec. 27-Jan. 1 to raise awareness and funds for the Mississauga-based Eagle Down Foundation.
“Every year, we try to raise money to do a peace camp.

We try to bring children from all sides of the conflict,” said Rudy Scholaert, President and founder of the charitable organization that implements peace education initiatives, adventure camps and workshops for children in conflict zones around the world. Continue Reading…

AFTER witnessing the incredible bravery of one of her pupils, a former Tranent teacher has vowed to live life to the full – and improve the lives of others while she does so.

Candy Inglis, 33 will conquer the highest peak of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro – standing at a breathtaking 19,340 ft – to raise money for charity Breast Cancer Campaign.

The former headteacher of Tranent Infant School decided to take on the climbing challenge after one of her pupils, Iona McMurdo, died on February 27 following a two-year battle with rare cancer, neuroblastoma. Continue Reading…