Transcript for Amy Robach climbs Mount Kilimanjaro 5 years after cancer
??? Our Amy robach, who was diagnosed with breast cancer, and now, her triumph. Reporter: It was October 2013 when my world collapsed and my security shattered. Now five years later, I’ve asked family and friends to help celebrate my survival with something big, 19,341 feet big. Africa’s tallest peak, mt. Kilimanjaro. It just made sense for me, because I had another mountain that I had to climb five years ago. I had to battle breast cancer. Go through a year of hell, as so many women have had and then live with a lifetime of fear. Fear of recurrence. And instead of living in fear, I decide to live defying fear. We’ve got ten. Who here is making it to the top? We are! Half of the 35,000 people who attempt to summit kilimanjaro each year don’t make it to the top. The number one reason? Altitude sickness. All right, guys, we’re at 9,000 feet. As we spend the next day adjusting, the first signs hit our group. My 12-year-old analise is first up. We don’t feel good, but we’re still hiking, right? Slow and steady. The air getting thinner as the trail gets steeper. Our grueling hike in freezings temperatures in total darkness is disorienting. How you feel, Amy? I’m okay. I’m okay. Taking it really slow. Trying to just look down. Not feeling good. I know. You can do it. Just catch your breath. But we still had to reach the peak. 50% less oxygen up here than at sea level and this last hour has been really hard. Finally — I can see the peak! Getting emotional. Because I knew that we’ve all worked really hard. One, two, three — It’s about who you’re with and the journey up and the lessons you learn along the way. ??????????????????
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