12 Days of Kili – Day 6: Barranco Camp
Day 6 falls on January 2, 2014 Barranco Camp 12,950-ft/3,950-m • 7 hours On this, the second day of the New Year, we venture further ahead on the outer edge […]
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12 Days of Kili – Day 5: Moir
Day 5 will fall on January 1, 2014, Moir 13,650-ft/4,160-m • 7-8 hours Well, what a way to start the New Year !!! Truly amazing. Some of us may be […]
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 […]
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 […]
Be a Hero
The best advice I received this week was “Stay Mad”. (Thanks, Ronnie.) But, mad? I never thought I was “mad” for undertaking the Kili Climb for Life initiative but perhaps […]
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. […]
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