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NEWSFLASH: You can see how we progressed to the top of Kilimanjaro (Blogs and Videos) at our event-dedicated website :-
We're back! TEAM SHOOTING STAR succeeded in our bid to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Standing at 19,455 feet, Kilimanjaro is the world’s highest free-standing mountain and is also noted as being the highest point on earth attainable by a non-experienced and non-technical mountaineer.
The team banner was taken to the summit (5,895m) by Joycey and Darren. Mike and I reached the crater rim at Gilman's Point (5,681m), one of the three recognised peaks at the top of Kilimanjaro. Unfortunately, Nick had to descend at 5,360m due to altitude sickness, which affected us all in one way or another.
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Dalton Leong Chief Executive - The Shooting Star Children's Hospice
Together with children supported by Shooting Star, I also temporarily turned my hair blue to raise funds for the Kilimanjaro Summit Challenge - see www.justgiving.com/bluehairday for details.