The fact that Lauwo is claimed to have reached the age of 125 years, does not make that history very trustworthy. In the recently published book 'Kilimandscharo - der weiße Berg Afrikas', that traces the history of expedtions to that mountain in some detail, his name is not mentioned- though there is a special section "who stood beside Hans Meyer on the top of Kilimandscharo" - and here we find the answer: Ludwig Purtscheller. Nov. 1, 2006; u.knittel