Having recently had to pass on a trip to Nepal to do the Anapurna Trail, a friend who lives in Africa, maybe out of pity, invited me to go climb Mount Kilimanjaro with her. Not wanting to strike out a second time I said "Yes" even before I got my clearance from the wife nor having an inkling as to how to fund the trip.
Epic trips nowadays come by far and few between so passing up on this one was out of the question. Then reality set in. After having shot off my mouth I googled Mount Kilimanjaro only to find out the actual trek takes 6-7 days, a sobering find considereding I've never really been on a multi day climb, except for Mount Kinabalo and we all know how that turned out.
Couple that with the fact that altitude sickness is apparently common and I had to take a step back. I think it's safe to say that I have lived all my life at sea level, sometimes even below it (considering how often our house used to get flooded).
Still, the thought of climbing my second foreign mountain and actually taking pictures of this trip is just too good to pass up. So I thought I'd blog every now and then about the preparations, the heartaches, the pains and the eventual triumph of this epic trip. So watch this space, all I know for sure is that the trip will take place in November of this year. Lots of time to get into shape. . . . . (watch out for my "One week before d-day fitness plan entry".
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That's the spirit! Good luck! There aren't many people with the time, the energy and the resources for this.
Thanks D, not sure if I have all of those checked though. Time is probably okay, energy . . . .we'll see and as for resources, well let's just say I'll be betting on the lotto more often now.
Good luck pare! I hope I can visit at least the African continent someday. When I get to Norway, we should plan a trip to the Arctic Circle and see the Northern Lights!
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