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)
Usimbishaji wa theluji unaweza kutokea wakati wowote lakini kwa kawaida hutokea Zaidi wakati wa majira ya mvua. (Novemba–Desemba na Machi–Mei). Usimbishaji wote kwenye kilele ni hasa theluji au mchnganyiko wa tehluji na mvua kwenye kiwango cha milimita 250 hadi 500 kwa mwaka na kuvukiza haraka.