Tanzanian Mountain Guide Sets Out to Break the World Record in Climbing Mt. Kilimajaro, Africa’s tallest Mountain

 Organisers tell how Julio Ludago (centre) a professional mountain guide at Mt. Kilimanjaro will attempt  beat world record on September 27th 2015 when he ascends and descends Mt Kilimanjaro via Umbwe route – Western breach in less than 6 hours, 56 minutes and 24 seconds which is the current world record held by Swiss-Ecuadorian climber Karl Egloff. To read more CLICK HERE.  

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FORUM TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT AGENDA IN AFRICA ESTABLISHED

The first Africa Mountains Regional Forum closed Friday at Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha, Tanzania, and called upon African states to develop and implement mountain-specific policies and laws and mainstream sustainable mountain development in their national development agenda. The forum that attracted over 100 participants from different African countries formally established the African Mountain Forum as the main coordinating body to promote the sustainable mountain development agenda...

 

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Cyclist on world tour aims to break record

World traveller Gurkan Genc says he’s only been afraid once on his cycling world tour. It was in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which boasts one of the harshest environments on Earth.

 

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Daily News

19 May

90 mountain guides get first aid training

90 mountain guides get first aid training
Daily News
NEARLY 90 mountain guides operating in the Northern regions of Arusha and Kilimanjaro have just sharpened their first aid skills under the maiden training programme hatched under the Kilimanjaro Guides Association (KGA), here. “Mountain guides are ...

 

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Memphis Daily News (Blog)

12 Nov

Couple Uses Mountain Climb to Fundraise for St. Jude

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Couple Uses Mountain Climb to Fundraise for St. Jude
Memphis Daily News (blog)
Dennis and Mary Pat James got back stateside a little less than two months ago from a trip to Tanzania, where they accomplished a feat they regard as they most challenging thing they've ever attempted in their lives: scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro. Dennis and ...

 

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BBC

VIDEO: Oil threat to mountain gorillas

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has told the BBC the country is looking at redrawing the boundaries of Virugna National Park

 

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BBC

Air France flight 'missed mountain'

An Air France plane with 37 people on board narrowly missed hitting central Africa's highest mountain in early May, French investigators say.

 

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BBC

Fire ravages Cape Town mountain

Nearly 100 South African firefighters are battling a blaze on Cape Town's mountain range.

 

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TheCitizen

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Icy mountain ranges seen on Planet Pluto

Icy mountain ranges can be seen rising from Pluto’s surface, according to the first close-up images released Wednesday from NASA’s New Horizon’s spacecraft after its historic of flyby of the dwarf planet.

 

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MADARAKA SHARES HIS KILIMANJARO mountain EXPERIENCES

Since 2008 I have climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro at least once in each year and in this blog I share my experience of climbing the world's highest free standing mountain, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I also share stories of people I have met during my climbs. Read how Madaraka Nyerere shares his Mt Kilimanjaro experiences: CLICK HERE

 

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