KILIMANJARO

 

      KILIMANJARO

Kilmanjaro   highest peak in Africa

Highest free standing mountain over the land

Three volcanic zones over the mountain

Two of them dead and  one still active

Named Mawensi, Shira and Kibo, the youngest

5195 meters.3692 meters,1000 meters above sea level

Kllimanjaro has occasional snow falls,

Kilimanjaro, not a difficult peak to reach, no technical skills

Volcano has not erupted for 10000 years, but still considered active

Walk up and reach the peak, no special tools or equipments, training required

Warm and dry or warm and wet signifies the temperature of equatorial region

 Among  Kilimanjaro climbers,89 year old American Anne lorimor

On lower age group two six year olds did the climb

While trekking Klimanjaro , climbers pass through different zones

BUSHLAND. 800-1800METERS

RAIN FOREST1800-2800 METERS

HEATH/MOORLAND ZONE. 2800 -4000METERS

ARCTIC ZONE. 5000METERS

Arctic zone covered by ice and rock

Find blue monkeys in rain forest zone

White necked ravens,Colobus monkeys, four striped mouse,

Chameleon, bush babies to name a few

Kilimanjaro in Tanzania ,close to equator, a place to visit

KSV SESHADRI