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Nyiko conquers Mount Kilimanjaro

Tzaneen's very own adventure enthusiast, Nyiko Masango made history when he set a new South African record after he climbed the highest mountain in Africa in 12 hours recently.

He concluded his climbing journey at Gilman’s Point at an altitude of 5685m above sea level.

Gilmans is only just 200m away from Uhuru which is the highest point in mount Kilimanjaro, at this height a distance of 200m is a big gap.

Masango says climbing the mountain in a day and without acclimatisation was a big risk, because he did a five day hike route in half a day.

He says that his success was a combination of fitness and will power.

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“Will power is key, however fitness played a huge role in the climb, because I had never been on an altitude higher than 3000m before,” he told Mopani Herald.

He arrived back to South Africa on Tuesday morning at the OR Tambo Airport, where friends and family were waiting for him.

Also read: En-route from Tzaneen to Tanzania with Nyiko

The climbing journey began over a month ago when he cycled from Tzaneen to Tanzania on the Presence to Fatherhood campaign which advocates for the rights of fathers in their children’ lives.

“The project was to help uplift humanity and motivate people who want to maximise their potential.

“A lot of people are living far below their potential and possibilities,” he added.

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Emelda Tintswalo Shipalana

Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.

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