Reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro

At 05:55 on the morning of Jan. 12 ’08, in a raging blizzard, Allan H. Adams ('65) and his guide reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

This was Allan’s third time to Uhuru Peak (5895 meters) in four successful ascents of the mountain. Since his ‘retirement’ some 20 years ago, Allan spends a couple of months each fall in Europe exploring battlefields of the 20th century.

His winters are spent in Africa or Asia traveling with and spending time amongst the local population.

He writes, “I may, after all these years of attempting to live like a traveler rather than a tourist, finally be accomplishing my objective in each new destination of coming away a better informed and more aware person.”

For a first-hand narrative of his Mount Kilimanjaro climb, click here.