KILIMANJARO WOULD-BE CLIMBER DISCOVERS LIMITS, FINDS NEW HEIGHTS

From: Dayton Daily News | Date: May 6, 2007| Author: Kelly Wolfe Cox News Service | Copyright information

The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is an icy cap roughly 19,000 feet above the lush, green Tanzanian countryside. My first gander at the mountain -- from the window of our tour bus -- was mind-blowing. The size and grandeur of Mount Kilimanjaro had not been captured in any photograph I'd seen. I was thrilled and terrified. My group -- seven friends and me -- planned to make it to the top in five days.

Here are 10 things I learned climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. (Remember, it's the journey, n...

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