Nevada climber Jim Scott summits Kilimanjaro at 90 years and six months
1 Oct 20265 min read
Jim Scott of Genoa, Nevada reached Uhuru Peak on 28 August 2026, aged 90 years and six months, and is reported by the Reno Gazette Journal as the oldest known person to climb Kilimanjaro. It was the 669th mountain of his climbing life and his second ascent of the peak, 45 years after the first. A few weeks earlier, Dr Art Ulene had climbed the same mountain on his 90th birthday.