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Man Climbed Kilamanjaro Using Only His Arms • Feb. 26, 2025, 6:27 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Kilimanjaro climb raises £180k for Birmingham Children's Hospital • Feb. 12, 2025, 1:37 AM ET (BBC)

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acacia trees below Kilimanjaro
Acacia trees on the plain below the summits of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Kibo cone is at right, Mawensi (Mawenzi) at left.
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) live in the area surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Herd of elephants, with Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, in the background.
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Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Parkway. Autumn in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, United States. Appalachian Highlands, Ridge and Valley, The Appalachian Mountain system
All About Mountains Quiz
Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Parkway. Autumn in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, United States. Appalachian Highlands, Ridge and Valley, The Appalachian Mountain system
All About Mountains Quiz
Church of Saint George (Bet Giyorgis), Lalibela, Ethiopia. UNESCO World Heritage site.
Geography of Africa Quiz
Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
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Arenal Volcano in northwestern Costa Rica in the province of Alajuela.
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