Category: Mount Kilimanjaro

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

Some individuals will go to any length for a good cause, even if it means stripping nude on Africa's highest mountain in subzero conditions. That's precisely what Ben Boleyn did when he reached the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro following a nine-day charity hike under dangerous weather. After a buddy bet him 18 pence to streak at the top in -12C cold, the 18-year-old student hiked the 19,341-foot high mountain wearing full trekking gear, including four layers of thermals, and then bared everything for photographs. He donated £600 for Acorns Children's Hospice in Worcester, where he volunteers, before the climb, but he has received hundreds more since sharing his cheeky photos on Facebook. He posed in just his walking boots for ten minutes, bringing life to the inert volcanic peak. 'Everyone at the peak enjoyed it, and everyone was taking photographs of me, so I had a bit of an audience,' the adolescent from Kingswinford, West Midlands, added. 'At first, my parents were surprised, but it appears that people have contributed more as a result, which is fantastic. It is one of a kind. 'I'd do it at other locations,' she says. I'm planning on going to Machu Picchu next, so I might strip there as well.' What inspired him to strip and pose on the Kilimanjaro summit without clothes? He got the idea from a fellow Acorns Children's Hospice volunteer who takes naked photos of himself at every location he visits. 'I mentioned it in discussion once I was with the climbing group, and it just snowballed from there,' Ben explained. 'Everyone was talking about it, and one climber bet me 500 Tanzanian shillings ($18) that I wouldn't accomplish it.' 'When we got to the top, I felt compelled to do it, so I said why not? It was a