12 Days of Kili: Day 3 – Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) Camp
Day 3: December 30, 2013, Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) Camp 9,170-ft/2,795-m • 3-4 hours Today, we finally get underway!!! I’m sure there will be a lot of excitement and nervousness as […]
Category Archives: Countdown
12 Days of Kili – Day Two: Moshi
Day 2: December 29, 2013 This is the second day in Moshi. It will be spent acclimatizing, getting to know team members and fully assessing what lies ahead. What I […]
12 Days of Kili – Day One: Moshi
Day One falls on December 28, 2013 I will spend the first day of my planned Kilimanjaro excursion with Tusker Trails in the town of Moshi. It is approximately 35 […]
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear? Could that be reindeer bells signaling one month until an all-too-important date? For many that means the arrival of the white-bearded jolly old elf […]
The Importance of Timing
As my departure date draws near – barely over two months now – it seems that the days pass more quickly. This is a difficult challenge just as I’m stepping […]
Memories of Everest
I am taking a short break from a demanding schedule this week completing a client paper and wrapping up my final few days in the north to reflect on my […]
Planning, Polar bears and Perseverence
It’s been another busy couple of weeks… working to stay on track to get up that mountain. Training has been a little more challenging through this period due to a […]
Getting back up
I haven’t written an entry for a while and there’s a reason for that……quite simply, I fell – although not in the literal sense. Everything was proceeding very well with […]
Just Breathe
Yesterday, I watched the time tick over on my iPhone to display 129 days 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds until I depart for Kilimanjaro. Just over four months. […]
kili climb for life 