Ice fields at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (@ Oleg Bulanyy)

Ice fields at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (@ Oleg Bulanyy)

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• You\re looking at a sprawling ice field…""Just 200 miles from the equator
• This is one of the seven summits on a mountain climber\s bucket list.""Why do you suppose they call them the “7”?
• Some scientists claim that the “shining mountain” is rapidly losing its sheen. Others aren\t so sure.""What\s the big debate?
• Ernest Hemingway wrote about the snows of this mountain, one of the most accessible high peaks in the world.""Start your walk in a tropical climate and ascend to the chilly rooftop

Giant lobelia plant from Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (@ Oleg Bulanyy)

Giant lobelia plant from Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (@ Oleg Bulanyy)

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• You may be tempted to cook this like an artichoke.""But step back a bit and you\ll want to reconsider
• You\ll find the leaves of this plant rooted around the base of one of the world\s greatest mountains.""Follow a group of climbers to a “rooftop” known for its snows
• This giant plant is found in a park that lies…""Only 200 miles south of the equator
• Adventurers often journey to this land to visit the plains of the Serengeti and see the wild animals up close.""Where is this eastern land?