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Balloon flight over Mt. Kilimanjaro
19 February 2003
On February 19th 2003, a Dutch balloon team attempted the flight over Mt. Kilimanjaro with a normal hot air balloon. The flight was done by the pilots Karel Abbenes and Willem Hijink, at an altitude of over 23,000 feet (6,900m). \n\nExpedition Site\n