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Despite War Wounds, 3 US Vets Climb Kilimanjaro
Aug 12th 2010 – 8:46AM
Reed Hoffman, Disabled Sports USA / AP
(Aug. 12) – Three U.S. war veterans who lost their legs in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, have hiked, crawled and clawed their way to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro atop five prosthetic legs and only one good leg among them. The trio took six days to climb Africa's tallest mountain, 19,340 feet high, as part of...
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- 02/21/12 Reaching new heights: Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey climbs... Source: TCPalm.com - Fort Pierce FL A taxing seven-day hike up Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro taught New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey lessons he will apply every time he takes the mound.
- 02/20/12 Climbing Kilimanjaro with no limbs gives hope to those... Source: Sporting News Before he was killed in Afghanistan, Army Private John Corey Johnson always wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
- 02/20/12 Fitness instructor plans to follow in the footsteps of... Source: Champion Newspapers - Southport - Merseyside - UK A STAFF member from Edge Hill University is to follow in the footsteps of Cheryl Cole and climb the biggest mountain in Africa in a bid to raise money for charity.
- 02/20/12 Kilimanjaro's Half Marathon Cash Prizes Up Source: AllAfrica.com WINNERS in Kilimanjaro Marathon's Half Marathon category will put on broad smiles next Sunday, thanks to sponsors' decision to double the prize money as the internationally-applauded race marks its 10th anniversary.
- 02/17/12 Climb high, sleep low and wake up glad to be alive on... Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada I didn't really have a clear idea what it would be like to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
Background on Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at above sea level (the Uhuru Peak/Kibo Peak).
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