Jeff Harmon took on Africa's highest peak with over 130 helpers and learned to let go of his plans when the mountain had ...

Climbing to the top of one of the tallest peaks in the world takes strength, endurance and motivation. It’s a journey one group of Charlotte-area women embarked on together more than a year ago. The ...

The first time I saw 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro was on our second day in Moshi, Tanzania, this past August. The clouds parted in the afternoon, revealing the top of the ethereal peak. It hardly ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Terror and awe. That’s how I feel on first glimpsing Africa’s highest mountain. It fills the ...

Kristie Colton has never let her blindness get in the way of moving (and now climbing) mountains. The Harvard University graduate, who has Stargardt Disease, has snowboarded in Park City in her native ...

Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro was a dream of Ken Brown, but it took a cancer diagnosis to jumpstart the plan into reality. Four years ago, Brown was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has a survival ...

Twelve Central Texas college students are starting the new year on the world's highest free-standing mountain. Branndon Bargo, assistant director of outdoor adventure at Southwestern University, is ...

Branndon Bargo is taking 12 Southwestern University students to hike the highest peak in Africa at the beginning of January. Mount Kilimanjaro, a snow-capped volcano in Tanzania, stands 19,340 feet ...

GENEVA, January 13 (UNHCR) - American film stars Jessica Biel and Emile Hirsch and other celebrities have scaled Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise awareness about global shortages of ...

GENEVA, January 8 (UNHCR) - Celebrities from the entertainment field, including actors Jessica Biel and Emile Hirsch, are climbing 19,340-foot Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness about global ...

Amputee soldiers summit Mt. Kilimanjaro to inspire themselves and others. — Feb. 27, 2014 -- For six wounded soldiers, scaling the tallest mountain in Africa wasn't just an adventure of a ...