Pat's sabbatical adventure

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Tag: hiking

  • From the top!

    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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  • Choosing our route

    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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  • Training through all the elements!

    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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