The example of Chris Waddell may inspire more people to book Precision Air flights to Tanzania so they can try to conquer the world's tallest free-standing mountain.

Mr Waddell broke his back in a ski accident and was paralysed from the waist down, but this did not stop him from tackling the peak.

He used a specially designed hand cycle that was steered with his chest and powered with his arms.

"This thought just popped into my head, 'Well, I should just climb Mount Kilimanjaro,' ... I had no idea if it was possible, but I felt like we had to tell the story," he stated.

The former Paralympics Games gold medal winner completed the trek in just six and a half days, which is a similar to the time able-bodied hikers would expect to take to reach the pinnacle of Africa.

Kilimanjaro stands at 5,895 m above sea level and is the fourth highest of the Seven Summits.

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