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The first time I saw 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro was on our second day in Moshi, Tanzania, this past August. The clouds parted in the afternoon, revealing the top of the ethereal peak.

In comparison, Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is about 29,035 feet. Still, Kilimanjaro soars well above the altitude at which life-threatening altitude sickness can occur.

From climbing Mount Everest to Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to Mount McKinley in Alaska, it's considered one of the ultimate goals of mountaineering.