Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,339 feet)
My Mt.
Kilimanjaro expedition was from December 5-11, 2004, and
we summitted on December 10. Mt. Kilimanjaro is
the highest mountain in the continent of Africa and is
the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
We climbed the Machame Route. This was one of
my favorite trips because I went with close friends.
In addition, the mountain is interesting and beautiful,
with many eco-systems including a rain forest,
grassland, moorland, heather, alpine desert, highland
and glacier. On summit day, we hoped to reach the
summit and enjoy a beautiful sunrise. Instead, we
started and finished in a blinding snowstorm with almost
no visibility. The wind, sleet and snow were in
our face all the way up the mountain. We were
barely able to snap one summit photo of the group before
we hurried down to high camp. We dedicated this
climb to Danny Dougherty, a young man who died of cancer
shortly before the trip. Danny was like a second
son to me. After the climb, a group of us enjoyed
a fabulous African safari, visiting 3 national parks.
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