Unique expedition ascends Mt. Kilimanjaro

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A six-day hike up Africa’s highest mountain ended in success today for a northern Wisconsin woman and her expedition. 22 of the 29 people made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Of those climbers who reached the summit, seven have multiple sclerosis and four have Parkinson’s Disease. Mike Simonson reports.

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