Kilimanjaro,

Kilimanjaro,To the Roof of Africa leads Ecology Global Network’s 52-week “Eco-doc” television series for China Green Channel International (CGCI) in China, premiering Sunday, February 19, 2012. The film, shot in large format, follows five intrepid trekkers and their guide, who climb the majestic mountain.

The group includes two youngsters, Hansi Mmari (12) from Tanzania and Nicole Wineland-Thomsen (12) from the United States; Roger Bilham, a geologist; the writer and historian Audrey Salkeld, who is older than the rest of the group; Heidi Albertsen, an artist and Jacob Kyungai, their Chagga guide. The group spends a week climbing from the plains, through five ecosystems, to reach the peak of the 19,340 ft (5,895 m) mountain.