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Bhawanipatna: Rahul Padhan, a mountaineer and adventurer from Kalahandi, has achieved a milestone by climbing 5,895-metre Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa.He became the fastest ...

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A woman from Ballingry has conquered Africa’s highest peak, raising £1,838 for Alzheimers Scotland in the process ...

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.