Skating Up Mt. Kilimanjaro

Articles, photos, and information about Eddy Matzer and Dave Cooper skating up Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro in January of 1998. See also more about Tanzania Skating, about European Skating, and all of our Skating World Wide.

Eddy Matzger and Dave Cooper skatedup 19,340-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa in January of 1998. They both wore special-purpose off-road inline skates. Eddy skated up the mountain on Roces Enduros and Dave wore Rollerblade Coyotes. They started the climb on January 9 and reached the top six days later. Here's the whole story, with photos and videoclips.

Dave Cooper's Story
Dave Cooper's articles and photos of skating up Mt. Kilimanjaro with Eddy Matzger, on an archived version of Dave's inlineskate.com Web site.
- Dave's Story by Topic (inlineskate.com)
- Dave's Pictures - Page 1 (inlineskate.com)
- Dave's Pictures - Page 2 (inlineskate.com)
- Dave's Pictures - Page 3 (inlineskate.com)

Eddy Matzger's Story
Eddy Matzger's articles and photos of skating up Mt. Kilimanjaro with Dave Cooper, on an archived version of Eddy's skatecentral.com Web site and an archived version of Dave's inlineskate.com Web site.
- Eddy's Story Chronologically (inlineskate.com)
- Article by Eddy Matzger (skatecentral.com)
- Video Clips by Eddy Matzger (skatecentral.com)

Resources

- Inline Skates Conquer Kilimanjaro (Eddy Matzger press release)
- Pair Reach Their Peak On Inline Skates (Dave Cooper press release)
- Mt. Kilimanjaro Skate Club (inlineskate.com)
- Skaters Bag Africa's Highest Peak (skating.com)

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