Marine veteran amputee reaches summit of Mount Kilimanjaro: ‘It’s the closest thing to getting to heaven’
By Lucia I. Suarez Sang
Published September 07, 2017
Fox News
Waking up around midnight on Aug. 25, Marine Cpl. Kionte Storey began his final trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, the culmination of months of rigorous training that led him to the top of Africa’s highest peak.
With every step he took, the 29-year-old veteran climbed higher than he ever had before.
At 10:45 a.m. local time, Storey made it to the summit, 19,341 feet up – a feat made more outstanding by the fact he achieved it with a prosthetic leg.
Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/07/marine-veteran-amputee-reaches-summit-mount-kilimanjaro-it-s-closest-thing-to-getting-to-heaven.html
Nice picture of Mt. Kilimanjaro:
