When I mentioned to my tennis partner Rona that I was thinking of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, she offered to put me in touch with her brother who had made the climb on his honeymoon. Imagine trying to plan an wedding and train for Kili at the same time! Actually one may be a good distraction from the other.
Jeff and I exchanged emails and his first piece of advice was:
"If u r "fit enough" to summit, u will have a lousy time. The fitter u r, the
better time you will have. The views are too amazing to waste your trip
sufferring."
Then he was kind enough to take the time to answer all of the questions that I posed in my blog of 12/12/09. His answers can be found in the Comments section of that blog. I recommend that you read them especially the parts about training.
And he sent me this link to a slide show and narrative produced by one of his friends who was also on the trip: http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/events/africa/index.shtml It is amazing...and somewhat scary.
The next step is that Jeff and I will talk by phone. I especially want to know what is important in selecting an expedition company.
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