{"id":99192,"date":"2020-01-26T14:49:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T18:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=99192"},"modified":"2020-01-26T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T18:49:15","slug":"brent-scotland-returns-home-after-climbing-africas-tallest-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/brent-scotland-returns-home-after-climbing-africas-tallest-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Scotland Returns Home After Climbing Africa’s Tallest Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antiguan Brent Scotland \u00a0of the Halo Foundation returns home after a gruelling 6-day climb to the summit of the tallest free-standing mountain in the world \u2014 Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. \u00a0Brent was greeted upon his arrival at the VC Bird International Airport by an eager welcoming party, including Their Excellencies Sir Rodney and Lady Williams.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe last eight hours of the ascent were especially hazardous\u201d, he explained. \u201cFor me, the most difficult aspect was the severe dehydration, coupled with the dangerous black ice and harsh sub-freezing temperature \u00a0Climbing above the clouds is quite an experience. In some spots, if you do not cling for dear life to the rocks, there is a threat of experiencing \u00a0a fatal fall \u201c.<\/div>\n
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Less than fifty percent of all who attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro make it to the top.<\/div>\n
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