Tanzanian Mountain Guide Seeks to Break World Record of the Fastest Climb of Mount Kilimanjaro

If anyone has ever told you that you could not

attain great peaks in your life, tell them about

Julio Ludago. Julio is the Tanzanian Mountain Guide

who believes he can break the current World

Record of the fastest climb of Mount Kilimanjaro

less than 6 hours 56 minutes and 24 seconds.

Julio’s great climb is on Sunday, September 27 and

technology giant, Intel will be supporting Julio’s

climb with the Intel Basis Peak, a wearable smart

watch that automatically monitors, measures and

displays the heart rate without need for a chest

strap; and the Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi

powered by Intel Core M processor, a very light and

thin tablet that has been helping Julio prepare for

his climb by tracking weather conditions and

recording his journey through photos and videos.

You can participate in Julio’s adventure by sending

him a message of support and predicting how long

his climb will take. What is more? If you do this,

you stand a chance of winning prizes from Intel

and Asus.

Here are the RULES: Comment on the Intel Nigeria

Facebook page OR @IntelWestAfrica Twitter handle

between the Monday, September 21 to the Sunday,

September 27 with a message of support for Julio

and your prediction on how long you think it will

take him to go up and down the mountain (e.g. 5

hours, 40 minutes and 03 seconds).

All entries for the competition MUST contain the

hashtag #TheClimbAfrica to qualify.

At the end of the climb, Julio’s final time will be

revealed. Winners will be announced on Tuesday,

September 29, 2015 and the two people with the

closest time guesses will win.

First prize is an Intel-powered Asus Transformer

Book T100, while the Second prize is an Intel-

powered Asus Fonepad.

Our prediction is 5 hours 23 minutes and 41

seconds. What’s yours??