Mongolians to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The “Khairkhan Ayalagch” mountain sport club comprising 14 mountaineers will conquer Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. The mountaineers said it Wednesday at a news conference, informing that the climbing will last on October 12-19, 2013. The team included three female and 11 male mountaineers and masters of sports aged 30-58 years old. Mount Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones (Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira), is a dormant volcanic mountain in Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level. Mongolians started to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro from 2006. Since then, eight Mongolians have successfully conquered the Mountain.