This is the alpine desert, where plants have to survive in drought conditions (precipitation here is less than 200mm per year), and put up with both inordinate cold and intense sun, usually in the same day. read more
Plant life is featured in my book Kilimanjaro: One Man’s Quest to Go Over the Hill, which chronicles my attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. The book is on sale now as an e-book for $3.99 and in paperback for $9.99 from Amazon and other booksellers. read more
Mount Kilimanjaro from space, illustrating its diverse vegetation zones. Mount Kilimanjaro or just Kilimanjaro ( / ˌ k ɪ l ɪ m ə n ˈ dʒ ɑː r oʊ /), with its three volcanic cones,"Kibo","Mawenzi", and"Shira", is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. read more
What it’s like on Kilimanjaro. Climbing Kilimanjaro is fun. It really is. Sure, the last push to the summit is hard, as some of the quotes used later in the book clearly indicate, but don’t let that put you off – Kilimanjaro is a delightful mountain to climb. But we had much to compensate us for all we had to give up. read more