Category: Mount Kilimanjaro

Martijn Seuren, a skilled 32-year-old alpinist from the Netherlands, tragically passed away on the morning of Wednesday, July 22, after a fall from a ridge on the Mont Blanc massif situated on the border between France and Italy. He was climbing alongside Swiss mountaineer, Ueli Steck, who had set out to conquer all 82 4,000-meter peaks in the Alps within a span of 80 days. The ambitious mission took a sombre turn as Seuren plummeted roughly 300 meters (985ft) to his demise on the Italian side of the mountain. French search and rescue teams later recovered his body from a crevasse, while the exact circumstances leading to the accident remain a subject of investigation. It was while ascending the Aiguille de Rochefort in the Mont Blanc massif that Seuren, having the same goal as Steck albeit over a more extended timeline, met his unfortunate end at an altitude of 3,900 meters in the early hours of the morning. Known as the “Swiss Machine”, Ueli Steck was famous for his quick and unroped ascents of challenging climbs like the north face of the Eiger, which he conquered in just a few hours. His current goal is to complete this feat in 80 days, travelling between alpine areas on a mountain bike. During a climb of the Rochefort Ridge traverse to Aiguille de Rochefort with fellow climber and speed-climbing alpinist Ueli Steck, as well as another climber, they aimed to summit Rochefortgrat and then move on to Pointe Walker atop the Grandes Jorasses. This final peak was a part of Steck's quest to climb all 82 4,000-meter peaks in the Alps, a feat that would make him the first Dutch climber to achieve this milestone. Aside from aiming to climb all 82 summits in just 80 days this summer, Steck planned to

Normally, you can catch me on CNN for two hours every day. And, as much as I enjoy my job, I wanted a break. Last summer, I relocated to NYC, immersed myself in my new life, and have never been happier. At the same time, the wheel began to spin faster than it had ever done before. And I needed a REAL vacation after an especially trying news cycle. So I requested two weeks off, something I'd never done in my 15-year career, and decided it was time to stop talking about Africa and really see it. It took me reaching 35 to finally achieve a dream I'd had since I was 13 years old when a buddy and her father have whisked away on a safari in Kenya (I know, a safari at 13 — we should all be so lucky). Fast forward 20 years, and I can still remember her giddiness when she got home the Maasai Tribe tales, and the small giraffe figurine she bought me, which I still have stashed away. I couldn't just travel to Africa because I'd waited so long to take such a significant vacation. I'd have to climb a mountain — and not just any mountain, but the continent's tallest: Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, which rises 19,340 feet above sea level. Could I, however, pull it off? As a journalist, I immediately went into data-gathering mode. I was given some advice. Read a lot of books. I went to REI to get some supplies. (Admission: I purchased stuff that required me to return home and Google.) In the dark, could you put batteries into your Black Diamond headlamp? How do you choose the best sweat- and water-resistant underwear? Mmmkay.) Finally, and most significantly, I found a wonderful partner who was eager to join

A group of students from the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, in the Moshi Kilimanjaro region, visited the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) head office in Dar-es-Salaam to learn more about the organization's role and functions, particularly in marketing Tanzania as a tourist destination. STUDENTS FROM MWEKA VISIT TTB After a familiarization tour of TTB's main office, students from Wildlife Management College of Mweka and their instructors pause for a photo with TTB's Senior Marketing Officer Mr Vedastus Mwita (standing fifth from right). A group of students from the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, in the Moshi Kilimanjaro area, visited the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) main office in Dar-es-Salaam to learn more about the organization's role and activities, notably in marketing Tanzania as a tourist destination. Following a brief presentation in TTB's boardroom by officials from the Promoting department, the visiting students were highly pleased and excited about how TTB fulfills its responsibilities in marketing Tanzania worldwide as well as the board's local tourist promotion programs. MWEKA College, Kilimanjaro The College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM), sometimes known as Mweka College or just Mweka, is a Tanzanian university located in the settlement of the same name on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, about 14 kilometers north of the city of Moshi. The Mweka Route, one of the paths used for the descent on Kilimanjaro, is named after the town. Following Tanganyika's independence in 1961, Bruce Kinloch founded the College of African Wildlife Management in 1963 as a pioneer school for the training of African wildlife managers. Mweka College is very famous in Tanzania and it admits hundreds of students each year to study at this esteemed institution located on the base of Kilimanjaro.   Where is Mweka College located? The College is situated 70 kilometers from Kilimanjaro International

It appears to be the ultimate Bond villain hideout - a den where evildoers like ERNST STAVRO BLOFELD, LE CHIFFRE, Francisco Scaramanga, and Dr. Lyutsifer Safin from the 007 James Bond films Spectre, No Time to Die, Casino Royale, and Skyfall may plot their global dominance. However, this ominous image is really a rare aerial view of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's dormant volcano and highest peak. Photographer Kyle Mijlof captured the image while flying above the 5,895m mountain that spans Kenya's and Tanzania's borders from a height of 60,000 feet. Mr Mijlof used a Canon 5D mark II digital camera to capture the photograph via the window of his plane. Despite the fact that he didn't see any Bond villains, he was delighted with his photograph. 'Apparently we were extremely lucky to be able to observe the mountain like this and were only able to do one fly by,' said Mr Mijlof, a South African. 'I've never seen any shots of the mountain like this, just from the base and from individuals who were fortunate enough to reach the peak, but never of the acid lake as I did in this snap.' 'It was such a magnificent sight.' 'I drove around the mountain twice and never noticed it since it was cloudy both times.' 'My friends who live in the Maun and Arusha areas say they had only ever seen the mountain in its entirety maybe twice because it is clouded for the most of the year.' 'I've seen many images of the mountain before, but pulling one off with this panache is challenging,' said London-based photographer and tour operator Paul Goldstein, who last month hiked Kilimanjaro carrying a 9ft plush tiger for charity. 25,000 climbers attempt to reach the peak of Kilimanjaro each year, which is located barely 200 miles

The world's highest ever cricket match was played in a frigid ice crater on the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro on Friday, with balls pulled from thin air and whacked onto the roof of Africa. The contest, which included former and present luminaries of the game like as England limited overs coach Ashley Giles and South African fast bowling icon Makhaya Ntini, was held not far from the top of Africa, a 19,341ft (5,895m) Tanzanian peak. In an attempt to beat the record set in 2009 on Mount Everest, a party of more than 30 players, official umpires, and support personnel ascended over 20,000 feet to the top of the great African mountain over eight days. The two teams, which included former England women's captain Clare Connor, current national representative Heather Knight, and others from Australia, Canada, Kenya, and South Africa, arrived at their destination around dawn on Friday after gradually ascending the mountain to ensure proper acclimatization. Read: The worlds highest football match ever played They then laid out a plastic pitch on top of the ice and began a complete Twenty20 match. 'Wow! This is unbelievable! Former England spinner Giles tweeted from the peak, "We are playing cricket on the summit of Africa!" Because balls fly longer at such a high altitude, the organizers packed 24 additional balls, as well as helmets, pads, and bats, to ensure the game wouldn't be cut short due to a lack of supplies. Before leaving, he stated, 'I am not underestimating how difficult it will be because of the impact it would have on my body and psyche.' 'However, we should be able to help each other get over the obstacle and then play a game afterward.' Just a short climb from the Tanzanian mountain's 19,341-foot-high top, the match was played on a