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		<title>Kilimanjaro &#8211; What does the name really mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years Kilimanjaro has become synonymous with exotic adventure. Yet, surprisingly, the powerful name has no agreed-on translation. In the local Chagga dialect it can mean “Mountain of Greatness” or even “Mountain of Caravans.” In Swahili, Kilimanjaro might be “Shining Mountain,” “Mountain of the Cold Devils,” or even the unlikely “Little Mountain.” The nearby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Mt. Kilimanjaro&#8230;fascinating history of a mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[excerpt from Kissing Kilimanjaro: Leaving it All on Top of Africa] One hundred eighty million years ago, the continents as we know them didn’t exist. They were jammed together in one big land mass we’ve since named Gondwanaland. Slowly the continental plates separated and the various land masses ground across the earth’s crust, expelling tremendous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous Kilimanjaro Success Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently an outfitter put out a press release about their 95% success rate in getting clients to the summit.  I have to say, my initial reaction was not positive.  When outfitters promote a success rate as the biggest reason to book with them people start getting summit fever and stop thinking about what&#8217;s really important, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kilimanjaro Stories &#8211; Why Climb Kilimanjaro?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[excerpt from Kissing Kilimanjaro: Leaving it All on Top of Africa] I used to wonder what would ever possess anyone to trudge up a mountainside on the far sides of the planet, into harsh, frigid winds and thin air, thousands of feet above sea level. For decades men have died trying to reach Earth’s highest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kilimanjaro Summit Attire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, someone who read about my difficult Kilimanjaro climb in Kissing Kilimanjaro: Leaving it All on Top of Africa posted a question on Facebook about what to wear for the summit ascent. If you&#8217;ve read the book your know that on my first summit attempt I didn&#8217;t wear enough and ended up with hypothermia, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Times failure might be your best option</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ddorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently talk to business audiences about climbing Kilimanjaro and the lessons it taught me.  One of the big lessons I learned is about the value of failure and that sometimes failure might actually be the best option.  I like to ask my business audiences what they think about that and if failure is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kilimanjaro &#8211; Follow your dreams to the top of Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all have dreams.  And many of us have those dreams we&#8217;ve been nurturing for years, just waiting for the right moment or excuse to take action and go for it.  That&#8217;s what Kilimanjaro was like for me.  I had dreamed about climbing Kilimanjaro for years before I finally got off my butt and went.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lost in Korea at midnight &#8211; the importance of planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ddorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other night I was on the last flight to arrive at the airport for the night.  The concourse was silent except for the soft shuffle of our feet as we all rushed to get our bags and go home.  Looking around at the dark stores and empty seats it reminded me of a late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways Tanzania Changed My Life</title>
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		<comments>http://www.kiliadventures.com/uncategorized/tanzania-changed-my-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago I flew off to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and try to impress a beautiful woman. In the end I failed to reach the summit, but I did impress the woman enough for her to marry me. It&#8217;s been years since my first visit to Tanzania and I long ago reached Uhuru [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Save on Climbing Kilimanjaro</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ddorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I do a Kilimanjaro presentation people ask about how much it costs and how they might save some money.  So here are a few suggestions I&#8217;ve come up with over the years and after my own research. 1.  Fly with Ethiopian or South African Air These days the biggest expense is definitely the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going too far: life and death in the mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry I&#8217;ve been so quiet lately and infrequent with  my blog posts.  One reason is that I&#8217;ve been working on our Happy Birthday Tanzania campaign to help the country celebrate their 50 years of independence (please check it out and register to win cool Columbia gear).  But the other reason is that I&#8217;ve been on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Kilimanjaro Route is Most Popular?  You might be surprised.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ddorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Kilimanjaro statistics are very hard to come by and I&#8217;ve been unable to verify the ones below from Rubel.  Having said that, these are pretty consistent with what I&#8217;ve heard.  But without verification, please take them with a &#8220;grain of salt.&#8221;) Author: Rubel Zaman The Kilimanjaro National Park Authorities (KINAPA) are renowned for not releasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Lessons from Family Camping</title>
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		<comments>http://www.kiliadventures.com/uncategorized/5-lessons-from-family-camping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This long, Labor Day weekend we decided to try our hand at family camping again.  Our daughters are almost 4 and 6 years old and we&#8217;ve been aching to get outdoors more.  So off we went to Heuston Woods State Park for a little family adventure.  It was predicted to be 100 degrees on Saturday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways Kilimanjaro Changed My Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My journey to the top of Africa changed my life Several years ago I flew off to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and try to impress a beautiful woman.  In the end I failed to reach the summit, but I did impress the woman enough for her to marry me.  It&#8217;s been years since my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Tanzania Celebrate 50 Years of Independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tanzania turns 50 this year. Share your story with the people and President of Tanzania. Thousands of people like you and I have visited Tanzania over the last 50 years.  We each have our own stories about climbing Kilimanjaro, wildlife safaris and experiencing this beautiful culture.  On Dec. 9th 2011 Tanzania will celebrate 50 years [...]]]></description>
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