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Sunrise when reaching Uhuru Peak after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

We began our summit climb to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro at 1:00 AM on day five of our trek. At 6:30 AM we reached the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak at 5895 meters, just in time to see the sun rising.

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Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 07.2016
Photo Location: Tanzania
Camera: NIKON D5100
Copyright: © Allison Katz