Kilimanjaro


60m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Documentary about Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. The mountain is sacred to the Chagga people who farm its slopes and a mecca for tourists who come to climb the mountain's snow-peaked summit. The program follows a group of English trekkers as they make a grueling ascent up Kilimanjaro an

Film Details

Also Known As
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Naked Planet (08/22/00)
Genre
Adventure
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

Documentary about Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. The mountain is sacred to the Chagga people who farm its slopes and a mecca for tourists who come to climb the mountain's snow-peaked summit. The program follows a group of English trekkers as they make a grueling ascent up Kilimanjaro and explains how the mountain was formed. It also explores the unique ecology of the surrounding forest and details how the Chagga developed a form of green-garden agriculture that enabled them to harvest an abundance of food while living in harmony with the land.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Naked Planet (08/22/00)
Genre
Adventure
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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