At 19,341 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro, in northeastern Tanzania ... a moonscape. The summit, Uhuru Peak, lay another 689 feet ahead. We hiked past Rebmann Glacier, and across the vast crater to ...

Try matching this peak ... Mount Kilimanjaro in mid-February. The tallest free-standing mountain in the world — meaning it is not part of a larger mountain chain — is located in Tanzania along ...

The summit, known as Uhuru Peak, is the highest point in Africa and a goal for thousands of climbers every year. But what makes Kilimanjaro unique is the rapid change in climate as you ascend.