At 19,341 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro ... Looking up, we had our first clear view of our ultimate destination, Kibo, the highest ...

Every year some 15,000 hikers suit up and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's tallest freestanding mountain. They hire porters and pay anywhere from $900 for a basic package to $5,000 for luxury ...

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 ...