Kamloops climbers summit Mt. Kilimanjaro for a cause
KAMLOOPS — It’s the highest peak on the African continent, rising 5,895 metres above sea level, off the plains of Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the Seven Summits; the highest mountains on each of Earth’s continents.
Earlier this month, a team of climbers, many from Kamloops, took to the mountain as part of Developing World Connections Kilimanjaro Challenge, to not only reach the top of the famed mountain, but raise money to build a school in Sierra Leone.
One of the climbers, Julie Kimmel, said the group of climbers were incredibly supportive. “It was all so positive. Everybody was working to help each other out,” said Kimmel, who is the Director of Development at the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation.