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Mount Kilimanjaro (/ˌkɪlɪmənˈdʒɑːroʊ/) is a dormant volcano in the United Republic of Tanzania, 5,895 meters (19,341 ft) above sea level. There are several routes by which to reach Kibo, or Uhuru Peak , the highest summit of Mount Kilimanjaro , namely: Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe, and Machame.
The Marangu route is the most popular hiking route in Africa. [1] The town has world class hotels like Babylon Lodge, Kilimanjaro Mountain resort, hosting local and international guests wanting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. New Marangu residents are young men from all over Tanzania looking to work in the tourism industry as porters and guides.
The cloud forest on the Marangu route on the south eastern slope. Natural forests cover about 1,000 km 2 (250,000 acres) on Kilimanjaro. [64] In the foothill area, maize, beans, sunflowers and, on the western side, wheat are cultivated. There are remnants of the former savanna vegetation with Acacia, Combretum, Terminalia and Grewia.
In 1978, the Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner was the first person to reach six of the Seven Summits (1971 Puncak Jaya, 1974 Aconcagua, 1976 Mount McKinley (now Denali), 1978 Kilimanjaro, 1978 Mount Everest). For Messner, Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) was the highest peak in Australia (Messner list), but in 1983, he climbed Mount ...
Kilimanjaro Region (Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. [2] The regional capital and largest city is the municipality of Moshi . With the 3rd highest HDI of 0.640 in the country, Kilimanjaro is one among the top five most developed regions of Tanzania. [ 1 ]
Kilimanjaro National Park is a Tanzanian national park located 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the equator [1] in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The park is located near the region of Moshi. [3] The park includes the whole of Mount Kilimanjaro above the tree line and the surrounding montane forest belt above 1,820 metres (5,970 ft).
The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. The lowest point on that route is the col . For full definitions and explanations of topographic prominence , key col , and parent , see topographic prominence .
[4] [5] The recipient of military and civil awards, including the Pride of Performance, He has also climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Aconcagua. In December 2020 (22 to 29), he completed an ultra run of 500 KM, starting from Khunjerab Pass (4,693M) over snow and on October 1, 2021, completed the highest run over Deosai Plains for 65 Km, starting ...