Zombies on Kilimanjaro: A Father/Son Journey Above the CloudsA father and son climb Mount Kilimanjaro. On the journey to the roof of Africa they traverse the treacherous terrain of fatherhood, divorce, dark secrets and old grudges, and forge an authentic adult relationship. The high-altitude trek takes them through some of the weirdest landscapes on the planet, and the final all-night climb to the frozen summit tests their endurance. On the way to the top father and son explore how our stories about ourselves can imprison us in the past, and the importance of letting go. The mountain too has a story to tell, a story about Climate Change and the future of humankind - a future etched all too clearly on Kilimanjaro’s retreating glaciers. |
Contents
Foreword by Wade Davis | 1 |
Maps of Kilimanjaro | 4 |
Impossible to Climb | 6 |
In the Cloud Forest | 25 |
On Sky Island | 50 |
To Lava Tower | 80 |
Under the Glaciers Toe | 98 |
Inside the Blue Tent | 122 |
Zombies on Kilimanjaro | 149 |
Down | 170 |
Still Itself 185 | 200 |
The Myth of Kilimanjaro | 208 |
Kilimanjaro Resources for Travelers | 209 |
About the Author | 230 |
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