Mount Kilimanjaro
RangeEast African Rift
CountryTanzania
Elevation5,895 m
First Ascent1889 (Meyer & Purtscheller)
About Mount Kilimanjaro
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional mountaineering context: it is the highest freestanding mountain in the world. About 50,000 attempt it annually with a 65% success rate. Five routes to the summit. Altitude sickness is the main challenge. No technical climbing required on most routes.
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