Climbing to 90 Man's Kilimanjaro feat offers lessons for life as well as aging CHARLES TREPANYUSA Today Jul 30, 2026 Jul 30, 2026 0 1 of 4 People camp on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. ADOBE STOCK At the summit, Ulene enjoyed birthday cake. PHOTOS COURTESY OF CARESCOUT Dr. Art Ulene climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for his 90th birthday. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHARLES TREPANYUSA Today What mountains are you waiting to climb in life?kAmu@C >2?J[ E96 BF6DE:@? AC@323=J C:?8D >6E2A9@C:42=] u@C sC] pCE &=6?6[ :EVD 2=D@ =:E6C2=]k^AmkAmx? yF=J[ E96 C6E:C65 ~q\v*} >256 9:DE@CJ 3J 364@>:?8 E96 @=56DE A6CD@? E@ 4=:>3 |@F?E z:=:>2?;2C@[ E96 9:896DE >@F?E2:? :? p7C:42 2?5 E96 E2==6DE 7C66\DE2?5:?8 >@F?E2:? :? E96 H@C=5[ 2E 23@FE `h[___ 766E 23@G6 D62 =6G6=]k^AmkAmw6 C624965 E96 DF>>:E @? yF=J `b[ 9:D h_E9 3:CE952J[ 6>32C<:?8 @? E96 `d\52J EC6< :? 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