Mountaineering
Hadzabe woman sets Mount Kilimanjaro record
A teacher at Endamaghan Primary School, Anna Philipo Indaya, set a national record on Tuesday morning, this week, after she became the first woman from the Hadzabe tribe, a nearly extinct group with just under 1,000 people left, to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Anna Philipo Indaya Ms Indaya, accompanied by her fellow Tanzanian, Ashura Kayupayupa, More...
French lady breaks climbing record in a wheelchair at Mt. Kilimanjaro
A French lady living with disability has set a record by climbing to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania using a wheelchair. KINAPA Chief Park Warden Lufungulo shakes hands with Miss Alquier, who set Mt. Kilimanjaro More...
Spencer West, Double-Amputee, Climbs Kilimanjaro Using Only His Hands
An inspirational 31-year-old climber who lost his legs at age five made history in Tanzania on Tuesday when he reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Double amputee Spencer West reaches peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, More...
Joy as Tanzanian who conquered Mount Everest jets back
The name of a Tanzanian, Wilfred Moshi (33) is set to be in the Book of Records after becoming the first climber from the country to conquer Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. He reached the summit of More...
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 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...
