climbers ascend through five distinct climate zones? It's like trekking from the tropics to the Arctic in just a few days!

At 19,341 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro ... but worthwhile experience was passing through five distinct ecological climate zones on the way to the top. Here's what you need to know about each.

A sunrise ascent of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro while taking in ... The trek ascends through five climate zones — bushland, rainforest, heath, alpine desert and finally an icy arctic landscape.

At 19,341 feet of elevation, Mt. Kilimanjaro is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, its snow-capped peak visible for miles in any direction. Hikers pass through five different climate ...

MOSHI, Tanzania — On the second day of a trek to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro ... has never been easy, but as climate change turns the storied snows of Kilimanjaro to dust, and concerns ...

The warming climate melts the snow peak on Mount Kilimanjaro and increasingly impacts the lives of local people and their environment. Mount Kilimanjaro's snow peak is popular with tourists who ...

In recounting his journeys to Mount Kilimanjaro, ecologist Marcell Peters remembers how difficult it was to breathe at more than 3,500 meters above sea level. Up in the subalpine forests on the upper ...

U.N. experts say the ice cap on Africa's biggest peak, Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, is among world-famous glaciers predicted to melt by 2050 due to climate change. Julius Keyyu of the Tanzania ...