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Montannah Kenny is a 7-year-old girl living in Austin, Texas, USA. In March, 2018, she became the (1)
girl in history to climb Africa's highest mountain — Mount Kilimanjaro. She did it in memory of her father, who died a week after her (2)
birthday.
One day, Montannah heard her mom talking with her friends about climbing the mountain by accident, and the little girl said, "Mommy, I want to do it, too." Her mom told her how (3)
it would be, but Montannah said she would not be scared. So her mom agreed and they started their training. Their relatives and friends all (4)
them, and also they got many good (5)
from some experts. Then they started to do hours-long hikes (徒步旅行) around Austin. On weekends, they went hiking for four to eight hours, (6)
on weekdays, they took shorter hikes. (7)
the hikes, they practiced spelling and math and listened to music.
After hard training, Montannah and her mom were finally ready for climbing. March 16, 2018 was the big day. Montannah and her mom reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro after a 6.5-day climb. They were wet and cold. However, at least during the 6.5-day climb, Montannah said it was her "best day ever". She also said she felt happy as she climbed, (8)
she thought she was closer to her dad.
"I'm her only parent and I'm really happy to build (9)
great memories with my child," said Montannah's mom (10)
. She said she was a hero in her heart.