NINE blind and visually impaired young people from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Britain reached the summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, on Thursday. The expedition was organised by Charity Sight Savers International, with support from British Airways, to show the world the scope of blind people’s capabilities and raise vital funds for combating cataracts in the developing world. The climbers set off for the summit a week ago, battling against the harsh terrain, sub-zero temperatures and altitude sickness. The climbers were Modetta Matingi, Gregory Kimani and Chrisantus Waswa from Kenya, Peter Nyombi from Uganda and Adela Buruno from Tanzania. Others were Louise Waddington, Byron Cooke and Deborah Langan from Britain.