KILIMANJARO CLIMB TANZANIA
Mt. Kilimanjaro
On August 16th, 2021, I stood on the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and looked out over the expansive plateau that makes up its topside. Visible from the viewpoint were several of its ice features, the glaciers and icefields.
At one time, the entire top of the mountain was covered in a sheet of ice. But over the past one hundred years or more, the ice has melted and melted away quickly. Scientists estimate that at the present rate, all of the ice features on Mt. Kilimanjaro will have disappeared by the year 2050. So in addition to the gratitude I felt for reaching the top of this great mountain, I was grateful for the night I spent sleeping on its top, and the presence of its dwindling glaciers nearby.
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