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DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star A survey of 2,000 adults found that many people want to do something adventurous after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed. The survey found that most people are looking forward to exploring the countryside on a walking adventure. Visiting castles and other historic landmarks was the second-most popular activity that people want to do. 56% of respondents said that they would like to go on vacation to a place where they can take photos of stunning scenery. Almost one-third of people said that they would like to see the Northern Lights. Many people are looking forward to spending time at the beach or relaxing by a swimming pool. The survey, which was conducted by Icelandair, also found that 37% of respondents have already booked a trip. ....
7-year old Hyderabad Kid Scales Kilimanjaro Summit Mar 09, 2021, 17:01 IST A seven-year-old boy from Hyderabad became one of the youngest people to scale the Kilimanjaro summit. Virat Chandra Telukunta of Hyderabad climbed the mountain peak and achieved this feat on March 6. He did training and after a lot of hard work, this became possible. For over 2 and a half months, the boy did rigorous training. Virat along with his coach Bharath Thammineni reached the mountain summit on March 6. How this interest grew and how the passion for trekking grew in Virat also has a story to it. Once when Virat had a video call with his cousins, the cousins were in mountain areas for a trip. They had gone to Rudugaira Mountains in Uttarakhand for a trekking trip. When Virat saw the place in the video call, he became fascinated. Even he wanted to try something like that. ....
The East African Thursday February 25 2021 The Kiligrit members who recently hiked to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for charity. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU Summary The group aims to raise Ksh25 million ($250,000) through a month-long campaign that commenced on January 23. Advertisement A group of elderly Kenyans recently endured the harsh weather of Mt Kilimanjaro to hike to its top, to raise money to feed their peers living in abject poverty and hardships in the country. Mama Ibado Charity (MIC), an outfit of senior citizens, through a campaign dubbed seniors four seniors, raised Ksh2.1 million ($20,000) that will go into feeding more than 1,000 vulnerable senior citizens from the initial 650 seniors they have been supporting. ....
By Fredrick Obura | January 24th 2021 at 03:15:00 GMT +0300 A group of senior citizens ready for a five-day Mount Kilimanjaro hike (PHOTO: Courtesy) Kiligrit, a group of senior citizens have initiated a five-day hike to Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro to raise Sh5 million towards Mama Ibado Charity’s Seniors’ Feeding Program. The campaign is an initiative between Mama Ibado Charity (MIC) and Kiligrit, a group of senior citizens constituted of various businessmen quenching their innate adventurous ambitions through hiking. They have taken up the challenge to participate in the Seniors 4 Seniors fundraising campaign to help feed hundreds of the vulnerable population and raise awareness on the need to enhance social welfare for the elderly. ....