Climbing Kilimanjaro - the highest mountain of Africa - by the bravest conquerors
Challenge yourself – the bravest
conquerors of Kilimanjaro.
“'There are only three sports:
bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”
Ernest Hemingway
Kilimanjaro is the
highest mountain in Africa and one of the 7 highest peaks of the world,
challenging the climbers with an altitude of 5895 meters (19341 ft). Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro is increasingly becoming a dream for many
enthusiasts of outdoor activities. Kilimanjaro climbing is an incredible
experience and technically is not considered very difficult. Because of the
proximity to the equator there are all types of high altitude zones on the
mountain, which the climbers pass one after another. Thus, during the elevation
you can see all the main climate zones of the Earth in barely a few hours. On
the four Kilimanjaro routes – Lemosho route, Northern Circuit, Rongai and Machame routes -
almost anyone can climb without special training.
There is no officially
confirmed data on tourists who conquered Kilimanjaro but nearly 60,000 climbers
try to do it every year. 30 000-45 000 people reach the top every year
excluding the conductors. The success rates are increasing every year due to
rising awareness of the need for high-altitude acclimatization. The first thing
any beginner climber needs to understand is that the shorter the time on the
mountain the lower the chances of success at the top. With a five-day route
only 27% of the climbers reach the peak.
There is no documented
data on the number of deaths in the process of conquesting the highest peak in
Africa. KINAPA does not disclose this information in order to avoid scaring off
tourists, however, every year about 7 people die on the routes because of
insufficient altitude acclimatization.
Among the conquerors
of Kilimanjaro, there are real daredevils, record-holders of the Guinness Book
of Records who defy not only grief but themselves first of all.
Angela Vorobyova
The oldest woman to
climb Kilimanjaro is Angela
Vorobyova, a Russian-born from Ulan-Ude (86 years old). She set a new Guinness
record becoming the oldest woman to conquer the volcano Kilimanjaro. The
expedition reached the summit on October 29, 2015. According to the Russian
woman, while traveling you will not only discover the world but also yourself,
get to realize what you are capable of and what you are worth in this life.
Fred Distelhorst
The oldest man to
climb Kilimanjaro was Dr Fred Distelhorst, an 88-year-old retired orthodontist.
Dr. Distelhorst chose the Rongai route and appeared to be quite insightful. The
Rongai route takes rise at the northeastern slope of the mountain, close to the
border with neighboring Kenya. The team of climbers left high camp at 11:38 PM
on July 19, 2017, and successfully finished their conquest at 9:33 AM on July
20, 2017. The entire hike took six days.
Keats Boyd
On January 21, 2008 a
7-year-old braveheart named Keats Boyd from LA was lucky to become the youngest
person on Earth to conquer Africa’s highest peak.
The youngest woman to
reach the summit was Roxy Getter from Florida, U.S. She stepped on the peak in
July 2017 being barely 8 years old. Roxy and her brother, as well as her entire
family embraced this breathtaking adventure quite spontaneously, while enjoying
their vacation in Tanzania.
Valery Rozov
On February 9, 2015
Valery Rozov - a famous Russian BASE jumper performed the first jump in history
from the highest mountain in Africa - the volcano Kilimanjaro. Valery Rozov
spent slightly more than 1 minute in freefall overcoming a distance of more
than 3 kilometers along the horizon during his jump. From the jump point to the
landing the altitude difference was more than 1500 meters.
Stephan Siegrist
Stephan Siegrist from
Switzerland was the first climber in history to perform a successful highlining
in the summit area of Africa’s highest mountain, setting a new world record on
June 20, 2015. Reaching the summit Stephan confessed that even though he had
good altitude acclimatization and perfect preparation it was difficult for him
to keep his balance at such height.
"Conquerors
of Kilimanjaro"
"Conquerors of
Kilimanjaro" or a women's football team of 30 volunteers from different
nationalities fulfilled their dream and set a new world record - a football
match at the highest point of the African continent on June 29, 2017. The
fearless footballers, the youngest of whom was 18 and the oldest 66, not only
reached the summit but also played a match in extreme conditions on the field
strewn with volcanic ash. The 90 minute match was conducted according to all
the rules of professional football.
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