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12 Days of Kili – Day 12: Mweka Gate/ Moshi

December 18, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

Day 12 falls on January 8, 2014 Mweka Gate: 5,500-ft/1,676-m • 4-5 hours Moshi: 3,000-ft/914-m • 30 minute drive Last day on the mountain…and just a few hours more until […]

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Countdown, Family, Inspiration, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Training

12 Days of Kili – Day 11: Mweka

December 17, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

Day 11 will fall on January 7, 2014Mweka10,400-ft/3,170-m • 8-9 hours Ah, it’s all downhill from here, right?  Fatigue, scree (loose rock debris) and the steep incline can still carry […]

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Countdown, Inspiration, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Training
Barafu Camp

12 Days of Kili – Day 9: Barafu

December 13, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

January 5, 2014: Barafu 14,950-ft/4,556-m 3-4 hours  This will be our last day of climbing before tomorrow’s ascent to the highest peak of Kilimanjaro known as Kibo. I’m sure there […]

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Countdown, Inspiration, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Training

12 Days of Kili – Day 8: Karanga

December 12, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

Day 8 falls on January 4, 2014 Karanga 13,200-ft/4,023-m: Acclimatization Day Today will be spent in Karanga Valley, overnighting at the same camp to give our bodies more time to […]

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Countdown, Inspiration, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Training

My home team

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Thanks to my training partners and supporters back home.

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Family, Training

12 Days of Kili – Day One: Moshi

December 2, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

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 […]

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Countdown, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Training

The Importance of Timing

October 22, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

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 […]

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COPD, Countdown, Family, Inspiration, Kilimanjaro, Training, Tuberculosis
Robbin standing in front of the Pang Mountains

Planning, Polar bears and Perseverence

September 23, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

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 […]

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Countdown, Inspiration, Training, Uncategorized

Getting back up

September 9, 2013by kiliclimbforlife Leave a comment

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 […]

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Countdown, Inspiration, Kilimanjaro, Training

Just Breathe

August 19, 2013by kiliclimbforlife 1 Comment

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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Countdown, Family, Inspiration, Kilimanjaro, Training

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