Beginning Backpacking and Hiking Credit Hours: 1 For students who elect to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro after the Maymester in Tanzania or the Service Learning in Tanzania they may also choose to earn PE credit for the climb. Students will be required to attend several meetings during the Spring semester prior to the trip to prepare for the climb and to learn about the requirements for safely hiking the mountain (and any other backpacking and hiking they will do in the future). Students must meet all of the requirements for the PEDB 1100 course, with the final project being the ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Duplicate Credit: Not open to students with credit in PEDB 1100 Semesters Offered: Summer