White Expanse
As described by Rebmann, “When I inquired as to the dazzling whiteness, the guide merely called it ‘cold,’ and at once I knew it could be neither more nor less than snow… Immediately I understood how to interpret the marvelous tales Dr. Krapf and I had heard at the coast of a vast mountain of gold and silver in the far interior – the approach to which was guarded by evil spirits.”
White Expanse
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Made It
Finally, with the European arrival at Kilimanjaro, a series of failed tries at making it to the peak of Kibo ensued. Eventually, Ludwig Purtscheller and Hans Meyer finally conquered the summit of Kibo, which is situated at the southern point of the mountain’s crater.
Made It
