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Julia Clarke

"Deeply humiliated" Kilimanjaro tour organizer leaves trekkers stranded in Tanzania as funds disappear

A team of hikers approach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

A group of trekkers planning to climb Kilimanjaro to raise money for charity is claiming they have arrived in Tanzania only to discover that their trip hasn't been booked – and their money is gone.

According to a GoFundMe page set up by Danielle Carrigan, the trip was the brainchild of Lea Turner, who recruited 22 others to join her on the 9-day trek to raise money for Hope4, a charity aiding Ukrainian refugees in Moldova. The group employed the services of Wales-based outfit Aspire Adventures to organize the tour, but North Wales Live is reporting that when they arrived in Tanzania several days ago, they received the following email from founder Jason Rawles informing them that nothing has been paid for:

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