UK dad dies climbing Mount Kilimanjaro during 'trip of a lifetime' A British dad tragically died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on the "trip of a lifetime", a coroner has concluded.
Gerrard Kennedy travelled to Tanzania on February 17 last year, as part of a group trip organised by Adventure Code UK, a company which runs guided mountain hikes in the UK and overseas.
The inquest heard the company used the services of Trekking Tanzania, a local firm, to guide the group on an eight-day hike of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Given the dangers of hiking at high altitude, the group were given nightly medical checks in which readings were taken using a pulse oximeter, which measures the amount of oxygen in the blood.
An inquest held at the Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool yesterday heard that Gerrard was among 14 people who participated in the hike.
