MOUNT KILIMANJARO ⛰️

Elevation / Height: 5,895 m

Location: Kilimanjaro Region, north east Tanzania

Last eruption: Between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago

Mountain range: Eastern Rift mountains

Continent: Africa

First ascends: Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller

How hard is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro?

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is a hard of ascent at high into extreme altitude above 5,500m. It can take up to 7 hours to reach actual the summit.

Is it dangerous to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

Climbing Kilimanjaro is probably one of the most dangerous things you will ever do. Every year, approximately 1,000 people are evacuated from the mountain, and approximately 10 deaths are reported. The actual number of deaths is believed to be two to three times higher. The main cause of death is altitude sickness.

Why is Kilimanjaro so famous?

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Kilimanjaro has three volcanic cones, Mawenzi, Shira and Kibo. Mawenzi and Shira are extinct but Kibo, the highest peak, is dormant and could erupt again.

Are there snakes on Kilimanjaro?

Yes, there are snakes in the cloud forest of Mountain Kilimanjaro. Even most of the guides, who are usually on the mountain all year-round, have never seen a snake on the mountain! However, snakes reportedly do exist on the lower slopes of the mountain, including the Gabon, Green Mamba, Boomslang, and the Twig Snake!

Mount Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world, with its summit of 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level and at about 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) high from its plateau base. Kilimanjaro is also the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. The first people known to have reached the summit of the mountain were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in 1889. The mountain is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields, the mountain has been the subject of many scientific studies.

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My Grandma has climbed this mountain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!