GURNEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Most people celebrate Father's Day with a brunch or a barbeque, but one father-daughter pair will be climbing one of the world's tallest mountains.
Layne and Jorie Pollard have been training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for several months.
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The adventure will mark Layne's 60th birthday and Father's day.
Layne and Jorie expect it will take about five days to complete the climb.
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Mount Kilimanjaro stands at 19,341 feet or 5,895 meters above sea level. It is the highest mountain in Africa, and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world. It's considered an appropriate climb for anyone from children over the age of 10 to adults in their 60s and 70s.