Who was the first person to climb Kilimanjaro?
Who was the first person to climb Kilimanjaro? Ludwig Purtscheller Hans Meyer Mount Kilimanjaro/First ascenders What is the highest free standing mountain in the world? Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. How did Mount Kilimanjaro get its name? Most linguists and etymologists, who study the roots of local words, agree that “Kilimanjaro” means “Mountain of Whiteness,” or “Shining Mountain.” The name is generally understood to be a combination of two words from different tribal languages (“Kilima” or mountain from Swahili and “Njaro” or shining/whiteness from ......