Dr. Robert J. Wheeler is the oldest person in the world to climb to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. His feat was fully documented and is expected to be entered successfully into Guinness World Records(TM). On October 2, 2014, Wheeler, who is over 85 and a half years old, summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak and the world’s highest freestanding mountain (19,340 feet tall) on the Marangu Route.
Great accomplishment – congratulations. If I live that long, I’ll have to go up there again to beat the record but that’s still 30 years away!
Wow what an accomplishment!! Congratulations! I knew you were up to something special when I met you on your flight to Kilimanjaro! I was your flight attendant that day and you gave me your businesscard.. It was an honour to have you on board on this special trip with your son.
I wish you all the best and health for years to come! Kind regards, your KLM flight attendant Manon Bol