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| Celebrity climbers reach summit | Celebrity climbers reach summit |
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| Comic Relief's nine celebrity climbers have reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain. | Comic Relief's nine celebrity climbers have reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain. |
| The first members of the group, including Girls Aloud's Cheryl Cole and presenter Fearne Cotton, scaled the 19,300ft (5,900m) peak as dawn broke. | The first members of the group, including Girls Aloud's Cheryl Cole and presenter Fearne Cotton, scaled the 19,300ft (5,900m) peak as dawn broke. |
| The Comic Relief blog said: "At the summit, God knows how." | The Comic Relief blog said: "At the summit, God knows how." |
| The remainder of the group, including Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and pop star Alesha Dixon reached the summit later. The stars have raised nearly £1.4m. | The remainder of the group, including Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and pop star Alesha Dixon reached the summit later. The stars have raised nearly £1.4m. |
| GMTV host Ben Shephard and performer Denise Van Outen, along with Cole and Cotton, formed the first group to conquer the mountain. | GMTV host Ben Shephard and performer Denise Van Outen, along with Cole and Cotton, formed the first group to conquer the mountain. |
| The blog said: "Ben, Fearne, Denise and Cheryl make it just as the sun comes up. Amazing." | The blog said: "Ben, Fearne, Denise and Cheryl make it just as the sun comes up. Amazing." |
| And they were followed by Cole's band mate Kimberley Walsh, singer Ronan Keating and Take That star Gary Barlow - all three of whom were said to be "in agony". | And they were followed by Cole's band mate Kimberley Walsh, singer Ronan Keating and Take That star Gary Barlow - all three of whom were said to be "in agony". |
| Moyles also made it up the mountain in Tanzania, as did Dixon who "went through the pain barrier", according to the blog, which added: "Cheryl for one has already said she's never done anything so mentally and physically demanding and I doubt anyone in the team will disagree. | Moyles also made it up the mountain in Tanzania, as did Dixon who "went through the pain barrier", according to the blog, which added: "Cheryl for one has already said she's never done anything so mentally and physically demanding and I doubt anyone in the team will disagree. |
| "A temperature of minus 15 and air so thin your lungs positively burn with disappointment every time you take a breath means you can't stop long." | "A temperature of minus 15 and air so thin your lungs positively burn with disappointment every time you take a breath means you can't stop long." |
| Several members of the celebrity group suffered from altitude sickness during the five-day ascent. | Several members of the celebrity group suffered from altitude sickness during the five-day ascent. |
| They all endured sleepless nights, as well as aches and pains due to the lack of oxygen. |