1. Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa From base to summit August, 2005

2. Tourism = $$$ for Tanzania. Kilimanjaro tourist accommodations.

3. Excuse me, do you have any cookies in that hotel room?

4. Typical Chagga person’s farm home. Could I sell you some bananas or coffee?

5. Yusuf’s (our head guide’s) home.

6. Supper at Yusuf’s invitation

7. Merchants benefit from tourists – bargaining is the custom.

8. May I make you some new clothes?

9. The local supermarket.

10. Going potty – Your choice

11. Most tourists go on a wildlife safari.

12. I need to rest my nose.

13. I see lunch!

14. Leftovers anyone?

15. Where would I wallow without Kilimanjaro’s water?

16. Please don’t monkey around with my environment. I live here!

17. Chagga grazing country. Overgrazing & firewood gathering hasn’t left much for wildlife.

18. Maasai youngster herding cattle. They move their herds frequently, avoiding overgrazing.

19. …which leaves me with enough grass.

20. Maasai leave me trees to eat.

21. Me too!

22. The Maasai also benefit from tourists. Do you think this spear would protect me from a lion?

23. Maasai school - not wealthy but they’re doing OK.

24. So what’s really special about Africa’s highest mountain?

25. 1. Glaciers at the equator!

26. 2. A water source for the lowlands

27. 3. Endemic species

28. 4. Tourism

29. …which helps so many Tanzanians. Here are our Chagga porters.

30. 5. Mt. Kilimanjaro has all the world’s terrestrial ecosystems Try putting the next 5 slides in order from lowest elevation to highest on the mountain. See what it spells out!

31. B

32. L

33. I

34. C

35. M

36. The mountain challenged us, but what challenges does the mountain face from us?

37. Questions to think about: How does global warming affect the mountain and its surroundings? How do the Chagga people affect the mountain and how does the mountain affect them? How do Maasai affect the mountain and how does the mountain affect them? How does wildlife affect the mountain and how does the mountain affect wildlife? How do tourists interact with the mountain, global warming, Chagga, Maasai and wildlife? Who plays a role in saving Mt. Kilimanjaro?