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The first time I saw 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro was on our second day in Moshi, Tanzania, this past August. The clouds parted in the afternoon, revealing the top of the ethereal peak.

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Kilimanjaro isn't the first — or the tallest — mountain to offer service to adventurers. Nepal's Mount Everest has had 4G mobile connectivity since 2013 and fiber-optic broadband since 2017.

There were still hours of climbing left to go. "You can cry later," he promised. Mount Kilimanjaro's peak is viewed from Shira II Camp at an elevation of 3500 meters, in Tanzania, February 2019.

In comparison, Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is about 29,035 feet. Still, Kilimanjaro soars well above the altitude at which life-threatening altitude sickness can occur.