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First Ascent of Kibo

When
6 October 1889
Where
Southern rim of Kibo crater
Part of
Meyer and Purtscheller first reach the summit of Kilimanjaro

Meyer and Purtscheller reached the highest summit of Kibo on the southern crater rim on 6 October 1889.

After an initial push to near the crater rim on 3 October, the pair retreated to the base of Kibo. They successfully reached the summit on the southern rim of the crater on 6 October 1889, which was Purtscheller's 40th birthday.

Sources

  1. Hans Meyer (geographer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-20
  2. Mount Kilimanjaro Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07

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