Kibo (5895m)- whose highest peak is Uhuru Peak, Mawenzi (5150m)- which is a technical climb - and Shira (3962 m).Its mass rises 4800 m above a rolling plain that averages 1000m above sea level. After reaching a height of 5900m during its last maj by or eruption 360,000 years ago, Kibo has been eroded glaciers, rivers and landslides to its present height. It is believed that Kilimanjaro like its neighbor Mt. Kenya is loosing glaciers due to global warming.