Mount Kilimanjaro is the crown of Tanzania and the roof of Africa.
At 19,344 feet, it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest walkable summit in the world. The diameter of its base is an incredible 40 miles.
Kilimanjaro is dormant, but not extinct volcano, ominous rumbles can sometimes be heard, and gases emerge from the fume holes in the crater.
During their time on the mountain, the climbers pass from a tropical to arctic environment in just few days. The various trails first pass though lush rainforests before reaching open moorland where giant |