At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m.

a body located 1,150 feet below the summit on the north face, serving as a grim waypoint for climbers A map detailing the precise locations where hundreds of climbers have died on Mount Everest ...