John Evance's attempt has a twist that makes it more interesting than the clock alone. Rather than starting at the Marangu or Umbwe gates, where most previous record attempts have begun

The Shira Route suits the experienced trekker who has been to altitude before and knows how their body responds, and the climber who wants the plateau's vast early wilderness more than anything else on the mountain.

A mountain on the equator, crowned with ancient ice, and in our lifetime it's slipping away. Why Kilimanjaro has glaciers, why they're vanishing, and why this may be one of the last generations to stand beside them.