The city of Asheville, specifically Asheville Fire Department, is represented at 19,341 feet!
Lindsey Glover summitted Mount Kilimanjaro last week, and when she got to the top, the Local 332 Executive Board member and senior deputy fire marshal proudly posed with her Asheville Firefighters Flag.
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“It was definitely challenging. It’s one of those things, being in the fire service, we do a lot of things and push our bodies — but this was something for such a long period that it was really challenging,” Glover shared with News 13 on Aug. 24. “You also get this amazing sense of accomplishment when you finish it. I thought it was important to represent North Carolina, Asheville, Asheville Fire Department because it’s such a big part of my life, and I probably, honestly, wouldn’t be able to have done that hike without the support from the fire department, the training from the fire department. So, it’s just a way for me to say, ‘This is my accomplishment,’ and kind of give back — give a shoutout and representation to what helped get me there.”
Glover, who is still in Africa right now, said the entire hike took six days.
Located in Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa.