SIMQN BENNETT HAS BEEN an elite swimmer, a record-breaking cyclist, and a professional fitness coach. But nothing he had done prepared him for the challenge he took on when he set out to climb Africa's highest mountain tor charity.In 2010, Bennett, 28, flew to'Nairobi, Kenya, to help publicize Global Bike, a nonprofit that provides bicycles to health care workers in developing countries. The bikes help the workers carry more supplies and serve more patients.With a team of other riders, Bennett made the 250-mile trip from Nairobi to the base of Mount Kilimanjaro by bike. Then he trekked up the mountain, an intense six-day climb. Bennett, as usual, managed his blood glucose levels the whole way.
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