At 19,341 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro ... Kibo, the highest of Kilimanjaro’s three volcanic cones. Our porters darted ahead of us on the trail, apt to set up camp for the night.

That’s about the only similarity that Mount Kilimanjaro has with any mountain commonly hiked in Wyoming, though. It’s a freestanding mountain built by a now-inactive volcano, standing alone on ...

George Trauner, CEO of Bethesda Lutheran Services, says he and CFO Jerrad Rimel will climb Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro to raise up to $250,000. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

Each of Kilimanjaro's six distinct ecological zones has its own climate and coterie of flora and fauna. Beginning with the band of rain forest that girdles the mountain's base starting at about ...