August 2017 | Peak Planet

Retired Orthodontist, 88, Becomes Oldest Person to Summit the 19,361-foot Mount Kilimanjaro

A retired orthodontist has become the oldest person to climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Dr Fred Distelhorst, 88, from Vail, Colorado, climbed to the summit with his granddaughter, Ellen [...]

Vail’s Dr. Fred Distelhorst is Now the Oldest Person to Summit Kilimanjaro

Retired orthodontist Dr. Fred Distelhorst, age 88, is the oldest person to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro. “It wasn’t such a big deal. I was surprised it wasn’t harder,” he said, smiling. It was his [...]