Category: Kili Prep
Mt. Kili recap
Well its been awhile…but it was really fun to see this come together and relive the joy (and terror) that was Mt. Kilimanjaro. Hope this gives an overview of the 9 day trek!
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From the top!
Woah – it’s been a while since I updated this! 15 days in Africa (9 on on mountain, 2 on safari, and the rest en route) took ALOT out of us. I’ve thought a lot about how I wanted to document the experience and have decided to do it by topic, not by chronology. That…
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Bienvenido a Miami!
Been a few days since my last update! I’ve been spending most of my time prepping for the cruise, hike, and birthday party (in chronological order, not by magnitude of prep). I finally think we have everything we need for the hike. I’ve been to REI so much, I’ve established residency. Finalized the packing list…
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Training update
In my head, I’ve boiled the challenges of Kili down to three key things: We’ve been training for all three of these challenges since January and are getting very close to putting our training to the test!! We’ve kept a countdown timer front and center reminding us how much longer we had and to keep…
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Bike the Drive
One of my favorite summer things to do is bike along Lake Shore Drive. Its such a beautiful trail and even better during the week when its much less populated. I was lucky enough to be able to take my niece, who managed all 19 miles! Great way to spend the day and it kinda…
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Choosing our route
tl;dr: we’re doing the Lemosho route & Crater Camp One of the first decisions we had to make when deciding to hike Kilimanjaro was what route to take. There are quite a few routes up the mountain & multiple considerations to weigh: We ending up choosing the Lemosho route, with a stop at Crater camp.…
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One week until sabbatical!
I don’t know how to build a website. I can’t promise this will look good, nor do I ::really:: have the time to learn, BUT it will be fun to chronicle my adventures, even if I’m the only one to ever read them! I am very lucky to work for a company that after ten…
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Training through all the elements!
Training for Kilimanjaro brings us through every single type of climate! I feel a bit like I’m in Avatar with Earth, Rain, Ice, and Fire!
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