The kilimanjaro mountain
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The decrease in snow/ice cover on the summit from 1993 (top) to 2000 (bottom) -
Aerial view of the Kibo summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
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the kilimanjaro mountain is the most highest mountain in africa,located in Tanzania,east africa,as well as the fourth highest of the Seven Summits in the world.It is unknown where the name Kilimanjaro originates, but a number of theories exist. European explorers had adopted the name by 1860 and reported that it was its Swahili name,[1] with Kilimanjaro breaking into Kilima(Swahili for"hill, little mountain") and Njaro,[2]
first ascent edit
In 1887, during his first attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the German geology professor Hans Meyer reached the base of Kibo, but was forced to turn back, not having the equipment necessary to handle the deep snow and ice on Kibo. paid.[3]
Trekking Kilimanjaro edit
There are six official trekking routes[4] by which to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, namely: Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho,[5] Shira, Umbwe and Machame. Of all the routes, Machame[6] is by far the most scenic albeit steeper route up the mountain, which can be done in six or seven days.[7] The Rongai is the easiest and least scenic of all camping routes with the most difficult summit night and the Marangu is also relatively easy, but accommodation is in shared huts with all other climbers. As a result, this route tends to be very busy, and ascent and descent routes are the same. [8]
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References edit
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nameswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Kilima-Njaro" (alternate name in 1907), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, 1907, FromOldBooks.com, 2006, webpage: FOB-Njaro.
- ^ rupees ransom had beeny-of-kilimanjaro-the-conquest-of-kilimanjaro/index.html
- ^ "Kilimanjaro routes".
- ^ "3 Dimensional Lemosho Route Map".
- ^ "3 Dimensional Machame Route Map".
- ^ R. Stoppelenburg. "Climbing Kilimanjaro on the Machame Route".
- ^ "Kilimanjaro Routes".