Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Kilimanjaro is the world's highest free standing mountain, and the tallest mountain in Africa. Situated in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania, the mountain is actually a dormant volcano. To the locals, it is a mystical place, steeped in local folklore and supernatural stories of man-eating spirits that dwell on the mountain.
Images of the towering snow-covered giant rises up from fertile green foothills of the gentle African plain - a powerful and emotive motif for Tanzania's extraordinary scenic extremes. Romanticized by Hemingway’s classic story, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, the mountain draws thousands of global adventurers each year who test their endurance in an energy-sapping climb to the icy 5895 meter summit above the clouds. A Towering Life Force
Kilimanjaro represents a powerful life force for the local Chagga people, and all those who live in close proximity to the mountain. Kilimanjaro provides rich volcanic soils for agriculture and an endless source of pure spring waters from the Gods. Climbing Kilimanjaro
One of the most amazing aspects of the mountain is the accessibility of its peak to climbers with no climbing experience and no equipment - but it takes a considerable feat of endurance to weather altitude sickness and the rapidly changing weather conditions. Temperature vary the higher you climb, and unbearable hot conditions soon give way to icy, bone-chilling arctic temperatures. |
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