Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro Snow Cap Is Disappearing

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak – made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway –...

The Fountain of Youth- Attitude: An Interview With Werner Berger

Gail Lynne Goodwin | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Gail Lynne Goodwin

The more people I meet, I'm convinced there is no age that's young or old, but rather, people that choose to be young or old. Age is nothing more than an attitude that we get to choose.

Chris Waddell Becomes First Paraplegic to Climb Kilimanjaro

Tam Vo | Posted 11.29.2009 | Impact


UPDATE: Chris Waddell became the first paraplegic to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro as of Wednesday, September 30. It took him three days, and roughly 22 hour...

Jessica Biel To Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro For Clean Water

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — When Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco and Isabel Lucas get together in Africa, they'll have nowhere to go but up. The entertainers have ...

Disabled Colorado Athlete Prepairs For Unprecedented Climb

CBS News | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver


CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (CBS News) ― The moment of truth is almost at hand for a man who is no stranger to the toughest of challenges. In just a few d...

Mountaineers Climb Up so Kids with AIDS Can Grow Up

Jim Luce | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living


Jim Luce

To raise funding and awareness for children living with AIDS in Africa, the tallest mountain peak in every state in America will be scaled this spring.

Ann Curry Stops Short of Kilimanjaro Summit

AP | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — The "Today" show's Ann Curry didn't make it to the top of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro. Altitude sickness and forbidding weather force...

Ann Curry Struggling Up Mount Kilimanjaro

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — Climbing Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro is no weekend hike, and the "Today" show's Ann Curry was feeling it on Saturday. The NBC reporte...