VIDEO: Sabbagh speaks about his journey in climbing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro

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Published: 2021-10-01 15:49

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VIDEO: Sabbagh speaks about his journey in climbing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro
VIDEO: Sabbagh speaks about his journey in climbing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro

The 25-year-old Jordanian Mohammad Sabbagh ascended the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, which is the highest mountain in Africa and the fourth highest mountain out of the world’s Seven Summits on Sept. 9.

Sabbagh, who is also a radio host and influencer, spoke in an interview with Roya News English about his journey.

The young man explained that he wanted to challenge himself with something new, and that was his main idea behind reaching the top of the mountain.

“The idea behind [ascending] the mountain was that I wanted to challenge myself with something new,” Sabbagh told Roya News English.

“I don’t want to start with baby steps, I want something huge and something hard, to see if I will be able to achieve it or not.”

 

 
 
 
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Sabbagh spent seven days experiencing a new life-changing journey. 

"[Ascending] from the bottom took us five and a half days and descended [the mountain] in a day and a half. So the total trip was about seven days, five and a half days we were ascending the mountain, and one and a half days we were getting down from the mountain."

He also spoke to Roya News English about the details of the journey. Sabbagh noted that there is no direct flight from Jordan to Tanzania.

“As you know there’s no direct [flight] to Kilimanjaro, so the trip was from here [Jordan] to Egypt, and from Egypt to Addis Ababa and from Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro.”

Sabbagh said that he had trained for around two weeks for this journey.

“In one month I decided to ascend [the mountain]. I realized that I should do some training,”
Sabbagh continued.

He also noted that he had to take the yellow fever vaccine and malaria pills.

Sabbagh continued that the journey began with eight climbers and 10 guides, however, only four climbers made it to the top of the mountain.

He said that his two friends, Yusuf Dwairi and Omar Almawajdeh, went on the journey with him.

 
 
 
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Sabbagh also raised the Jordanian flag on the peak, writing on Instagram, "Praise be to God, I was able to raise the flag of Jordan and prove to everyone that I am capable...".

He described the journey as ‘very tiring’ but definitely worth it.