Epic Climb By ‘Little Old Guy’ From Colorado May Have Broken Record

By Stan Bush
VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – 88-year-old Fred Distelhorst was sitting at home when his granddaughter called with an offer he says he couldn’t turn down.
“She calls and says ‘Opie, would you climb Kilimanjaro with me,'” said Distelhorst.
The retired dentist was cleared by a doctor and days he was later halfway around the globe climbing one of the world’s highest peaks in an effort that may have landed him in the history books.
Fred Distelhorst with his gra