Brave fundraiser conquers Kilimanjaro with 9ft cuddly tiger strapped to his back
A British man is aiming to complete two marathons and climb Mount Kilimanjaro – all with a nine feet toy tiger on his back. An overjoyed Paul Goldstein celebrates reaching the Uhuru peak of Kilimanjaro having made the ascent with a nine-foot cuddly tiger on his back Paul Goldstein, 49, from Wimbledon, has already completed the Brighton marathon More...
Tanzanian to climb seven summits
Respicius Baitwa and his colleagues after climbing and reaching the top of Mount Elbrus in Russia in 2010. Mt Elbrus’s peak is the highest in the Caucasus, in Russia. A Tanzanian mountain guide, Respicius Baitwa, More...
UNiTE campaigners in historic Mt K`njaro trek
A total of 75 men, women and youth yesterday commenced their three-day trek to the top of Africa’s highest mountain, the Kilimanjaro, which stands 5,895 metres above sea level. Mount Kilimanjaro The climbers, More...
84 year old breaks world record in Kilimanjaro
An 84-year old American national, Mr Richard Byerley, has made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, thus breaking the Guinness World Records by becoming the oldest person to reach the summit of Africa’s highest More...
Briton dies after climbing Mt K`njaro
A 69-year-old Briton fainted and died just few minutes after climbing Africa’s highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Businessman Alistair Cook had just sent a text message to his wife Vicky, telling her More...
American eyes to break world record in Kilimanjaro climb
An American farmer, Mr Richard Byerley, 84, on Sunday took the challenge to climb the snow-capped Kilimanjaro Mountain in six days. Mr Byerley who comes from Walla Walla in Washington is aiming at breaking the More...
Meet first African black to conquer Mt Everest
The first black African to conquer Mt Everest is in Kenya to scale Mt Elgon for leisure. Sibusiso Vilane, a South African accomplished mountain climber, has had a string of successful hikes and won accolades. Besides More...
American investor sets new Mt Kilimanjaro climb record
Kidana Lupande, a Mount Kilimanjaro specialist who currently lives in Mwanza Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. But scaling Africa’s highest peak in less than 35 hours is currently More...
She braved Kilimanjaro to highlight the plight of the blind
BLIND BUT NOT PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED: Ndagire (centre) with other climbers, atop Mount Kilimanjaro Florence Ndagire was one of the 25,000 people who braved the biting cold to navigate the steep slopes and burrow More...
Mumbere climbs Mountain Rwenzori
Rwenzururu King Omusinga Charles Mumbere Iremangoma leading mountain climbers The Rwenzururu king Omusinga Charles Mumbere Iremangoma on Wednesday led a royal expedition to the Rwenzori Mountains National park. Although More...
