I will be doing the Shira Route on Mt. Kilimanjaro. You can find more information about the Shira Route on Kilimanjaro Routes. This is a tough route and should take me 7 days. I chose this because it’s suppose to be less popular meaning less traffic. Should be fun!
Pilates
In addition to my regular workout I started taking Pilates at the local gym. I figure that my core needs to be strong in addition to my legs. I will be carrying a 20 lb backpack. My porters will be carrying the heavy stuff thankfully. I can tell you that pilates is kicking my ass [...]
Working Out
I have to devise a work out schedule to begin training for my climb. I work out currently, but hitting the weights isn’t going to help me trek up a 19,000 ft mountain.
I will probably hike Camelback Mountain 3x a week for starters.
It’s Official
Today I booked my airfare from Phoenix to Tanzania. I’m not looking forward to the 30 hours of plane time to get there. My flight to Tanzania goes from Phoenix to Minneapolis to Amsterdam to Tanzania. Total cost of the plane tickets was $1850 through Northwest/ KLM. I wonder how many miles I will get [...]
