Top 5 Reason to Climb Kili

Top Five Reasons to Climb Kilimanjaro

An early Everest climber, George Mallory, long ago laid claim to the most obvious (and snarkiest) reason to climb a high mountain: “because it’s there.” But why climb Kilimanjaro? For one thing, it’s one of the Seven Summits.

Helichrysum newii’s white flowers on the route

Everlasting Flowers on Kilimanjaro

A climb up Kilimanjaro isn’t just a physical challenge, it’s a botany lesson; as you travel through the various climate zones, the flora changes dramatically, from fields of coffee in the foothills to tiny patches of the hardiest lichens near the top.

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