The Kilimanjaro Expedition and its experience-
The Kilimanjaro Expedition and its experience- In the final attempt to reach the top of the 19,340 Foot High Mount Kilimanjaro, covered all over with glisten snow while panting heavily with the eagerness to definitely reach at the summit, and coupled with a growing sense of excitement, Mr June Wenah finally climbed to the top “The Kibo”, thus, mission accomplished to the Glory of God and mankind.
A successful arrival at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro- A happy event of Mr June Wenah. While standing on top of the Mountain for a brief rest before descending, He felt he was in a strange and exciting world (definitely he was) for been able to set his two feet on the Summit of the Highest Mountain in African Continent at the age of 24, a task that was not so easy, particularly the ascent which was so difficult and rough.
Although the descent was somehow very execellent since He was gliding through the snow portion of the Mountain, nevertheless the ascent took four days, while the descent however lasted for two days, though the Nigerian Youths on climbing encountered difficulty finding the routes that were specially marked by Professional Mountaineers.
It may be very deserving to note here that all these were made possible as Mr June Wenah quickly recall to mind the motto of the Outward Bound Mountain School Kenya, which says “To serve, to strive and not to yield”, and with that as his springboard, he was determined to climb to the top, and he made it, despite the feelings of fear of wild animals (The Giraffe, Elephant, Monkey) seen and the great risk involved while climbing, thus to God be all the Glory that he descended safely to the floor of the Mountain from where the ascent started, and from there they trekked down to the Mountain School at Loitokitok, a very long distance singing and jubilating along, for the only fact that a great mission had successfully been accomplished.
Annexed herewith are Photographs on how he won through to personal achievement, an experience that will continue to remain with us the children for the rest of our lives, as we now recall to our mind the value of interdependence of human beings in a challenging environment, knowing too well that the most important factor in any Nation’s Development is human Capital, hence, the motto of Citizenship and Leadership Training Center Nigeria said it all, thus-“Build the man build the Community”, while Dr. YeJames Yen, an illustrious Chinese Scholar in his theory once said, “Go to people, Live among them, Learn from them, serve them, Start with what they know and build with what they have”.
