Later in 1887 during his first attempt to climb Kilimanjaro where he was forced to turn back because he lacked the equipment needed to handle the ice .
Kilimanjaro is the German geology professor Hans Meyer reached the lower edge of the ice cap on Kibo .
Later in 1887 during his first attempt to climb Kilimanjaro , the German geology professor Hans Meyer reached the lower edge of the ice cap on Kibo , where he was forced to turn back because he lacked the equipment needed to handle the ice .