See the Ice Cliffs Before they Go!

At one stage most of the summit of Kilimanjaro was covered by an ice cap, probably more than l00m deep. Glaciers extended well down the mountain forming moraine ridges, clearly visible now on the southern flanks down to about 4000m. At present only a small fraction of the glacial cover remains. Remnants of the ice cap can be seen as the spectacular ice cliffs of the Northern and Eastern icefields, and the longest glaciers are found on the precipitous south and south-west flanks. If the present rate of recession continues the majority of the glaciers could vanish altogether in the next 40 years.