Tennis great Martina Navratilova was forced to abandon her Mt. Kilimanjaro climb today after aquiring a bad case of HAPE (high-altitude pulmonary edema). The former tennis star had to be brought off of Africa’s highest peak and is currently in the Nairobi hospital recuperating from a build up of fluid around her lungs due to the high altitude of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Her team was scheduled to top out tomorrow and they will continue on their journey, while she spends the next 2-3 days trying to get better.
It’s just a basic hike except you get to be pretty high and there’s not much air up there, but it doesn’t require much mountain climbing experience.
I am betting that she will be regretting these words very, very shortly..
Martina Navratilova is said to be doing well and recuperating at a good rate in the Nairobi Hospital. We wish her the best on her recovery!
