BARRANCO WALL – A STEEP BUT DOABLE CLIMB UP Barranco Wall on Mt Kilimanjaro forms part of your early morning exercise on day 4 for climbers on the Machame, Shira, Umbwe and Lemosho Route. The Barranco Wall looks a lot more ominous than it actually is. You need no technical climbing skills to be able […]
ANGELA VOROBEVA – OLDEST WOMAN TO SUMMIT KILIMANJARO Angela Vorobeva – oldest woman to climb Kilimanjaro, aged 86 years 267 days – Born in Russia in 1929 – expedition begun on the 23 October 2015 – reaching Uhuru Peak (5,895m) at midday on 29 October 2015. Angela Vorobeva has become the oldest woman to climb Kilimanjaro, aged […]
