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Summits: Ojos del Salado & Kilimanjaro

Summit with the Uruguayan flag on Ojos del Salado

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Two climbs, years apart.

In 2017 I climbed Ojos del Salado, one of the highest volcanoes on Earth, and stood on Andean rock with friends, the Uruguayan flag stretched between us, snow and clouds behind.

In 2020 I climbed Kilimanjaro. Karanga Camp at 3,995 m, alpine desert underfoot, then the push toward Stella Point and Uhuru Peak.

Karanga Camp, Kilimanjaro National Park

Higher up it stopped looking like a postcard. Frost covered our jackets and everything went white. We still made it.

Near the summit of Kilimanjaro in whiteout conditions