The ice on the top of Kilimanjaro is subliming rather than melting. This means there are spikey projections sticking up on the top of the glacier.
This is why Mt Kilimanjaro is not a good example to use when considering climate change. If the temperature at the top was increasing the ice would melt not sublime. This is probably as a result of the deforestation of the surrounding slopes
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We said goodbye to our fantastic crew at breakfast, with Kili standing majestically in the background blanketed again in a fresh layer of snow. The final hike down on Day 6 was not too bad. We had a celebratory Kilimanjaro Beer at the lunch stop, and we all felt quite energised. I ran the last 9km. Well maybe that's a bit of an exageration!
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