Kilimanjaro (Volkeno)
Tarehe 6 Oktoba 1889 Hans Meyer alikuwa mtu wa kwanza anayejulkikana kupanda mlima na kufika hadi kilele cha Kibo. Alichagua jina la "Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze" ("Ncha ya Kaisari Wilhelm"). That name apparently was used until Tanzania was formed in 1964, when the summit was renamed "Uhuru", meaning "Freedom Peak" in Kiswahili.
Kilimanjaro (Volkeno)
Ngao ya barafu mfululizo ilifunika mlima wote hadi kimo cha mita 3,200 miaka 24,000 – 25,000 iliyopita wakati barafuto kote duniani zilienea sana. Kuna dalili ya kwamba barafu yote mlimani iliwahi kupotea kabisa takriban miaka 11,500 iliyopita kutokana na ukame dunaini wakati ule.
Kuongezeka kwa usimbishaji wakati wa Holoseni (miaka 11,500 iliyopita) kumeruhusu kurudi kwa barafu mlimani. barafuto ziliweza kudumisha kipindi cha ukame miaka 4,000 iliyopita.