Kilimanjaro
Coverage of Kilimanjaro in the Nexus archive.
- An employee-run, multi-day backpacking trip has become a hot ticket at McKinsey
Alex Harman co-founded Mind Over Mountains, an initiative that organizes multi-day backpacking trips for McKinsey colleagues worldwide. These non-official retreats take participants to locations like Patagonia, Kilimanjaro, and the Peaks of the Balkans. The trips raise money for charity, offering attendees a chance to fully disconnect from work life while connecting with various levels of colleagues.
- Africa’s glaciers have shrunk more than 90% since the late 19th century
Africa’s glaciers have shrunk by more than 90% since the late 19th century, with Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Rwenzori Mountains being the only snow-capped peaks. The continent is warming faster than the global average, and Mount Kenya’s glaciers have lost over half their area in the last decade. While African glaciers are not major water reservoirs, they provide critical data on long-term climate patterns through annual ice layers.