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Students conquer Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania




During the Summer of 2016, Louis Sivori and Jake Ditcham scaled the 5895m peak of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This was in aid of the charity Dig Deep, which provides fresh drinking water and sanitation to families in both Kenya and Tanzania.

The trek took a total of 7 days in which they summited very early on day 6.

 
 Upon completion Louis commented;

 "It was the toughest challenge I’ve ever had to face in my life. The experience and benefits I will take from it are amazing”

“It is a wonderful achievement and we both had the greatest time. I would fully recommend this to anyone and I would happily repeat the adventure again”!

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