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Conquering Mount Kilimanjaro: 10 essential lessons By Brooke Baldwin , CNN Climbing Kilimanjaro: The hardest thing I've ever done 04:34 Story highlights CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin stepped out of her comfort zone to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak "Check your ego at the Machame route gate," she says. "The mountain is the boss" About half of the 35,000 tourists who attempt the climb each year make it to the peak When she's not climbing mountains, Brooke Baldwin anchors CNN from 2 to 4 p.m. ET. (CNN) You normally see me on TV, holding down two hours on CNN every day. And while I absolutely love my job, I needed a break. I'd moved to NYC last summer, threw myself into my life up here and have never been happier. But at the same time, the wheel started to spin faster than ever. And after a particularly tough news cycle, I needed a REAL break. ...

Arctic explorer Eric Larsen has spent the past 15 years traveling across the globe to some of the most remote places on earth. Larsen is the first person to send a tweet from the North Pole on Earth Day. On his "Save the Poles" expedition Larsen traveled from the North Pole to the South Pole and summited Mount Everest along the way. Larsen's expedition was meant to bring attention to global warming. In the video below Larsen discusses his adventures and expedition with CNN.