| One of the tallest and largest mountains in the world | | | | by a German duo named Oehler and Klute. Although |
| Mount Kilimanjaro lies on the border between | | | | they scaled the mountain the attempt was referred |
| Tanzania and Kenya. It is one of the easiest | | | | to as the Hans Meyer Peak. There is some |
| mountains to climb because it has smooth steep | | | | controversy as to which woman was the first of |
| slopes and few landslides except near the top of | | | | their gender to scale Mount Kilimanjaro. Gertrude |
| Kibo. Kilimanjaro has three peaks, Shira, Kibo, and | | | | Emily Bernham claimed the feat in 1909 and a |
| Mawenzi. Shira and Mawenzi have the highest rate of | | | | German woman named Frau Von Rueckteschell |
| erosion thereby have lost some of its peaks. Kibo, | | | | claimed it in 1914. However, the youngest to scale |
| the youngest is not as much eroded and is a perfect | | | | the mountain successfully was a seven year old boy |
| cone. | | | | named Keats Boyd who did it January of 2008. |
| There have been many expeditions attempting to | | | | Mount Kilimanjaro expeditions were many and |
| climb the big mountain. The most successful attempt | | | | continue. Although the mountain is easy to climb |
| to scale the mountain, but only after his fourth try, | | | | there is the caution that the climber should be in |
| was Dr Hans Meyer of Germany who made his | | | | good health to attempt the climb if not there can be |
| successful climb on October 5th, 1889. In 1912 the | | | | serious injury. |
| mountain was again scaled but at the Mawenzi area | | | | |