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Mt. Kilimanjaro 2013

Mt. Kilimanjaro 2013. December 17 – December 28. Tanzania, Africa. The Basics. Kili is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Kilimanjaro is 19, 340 feet high You must go through a guide service in order to climb. The guide service cost about $2,500 and airfare was about $2,600.

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Mt. Kilimanjaro 2013

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  1. Mt. Kilimanjaro 2013 December 17 – December 28

  2. Tanzania, Africa

  3. The Basics • Kili is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. • Kilimanjaro is 19, 340 feet high • You must go through a guide service in order to climb. • The guide service cost about $2,500 and airfare was about $2,600. • As many as 40% of climbers turn back before summit.

  4. The Route and Weather • There are several routes to the top. • I am taking the Machame route, which is a seven day climb, summiting on Christmas day. • The Machame route is one of the hardest routes to climb, but is more scenic with better views of the mountain. • This route has high traffic during peak climbing season, which is August, September. • December can be rainy and misty, but has very low traffic.

  5. The Five Zones • Kilimanjaro has five different zones. • Climbing Kili is like starting at the equator and ending up at the North Pole. • Temperatures at the bottom can be 70 to 80 degrees. • Summit can be between 0 and -15 degrees.

  6. Expand Your Comfortable Limits • Seeking insight about life, who you are and what is truly important to you. • “It’s the journey and not the destination.” –Okay, maybe it’s both. • Role model for students and daughter. • Challenge my own comfortable limits to see what I can learn about who I am and my relationship to the world at large.

  7. Altitude Sickness • Approximately 1,000 climbers a year are evacuated from the mountain. • There are roughly 10 deaths a year due to this sickness. • The body must adjust to having less oxygen as the air gets thinner the higher you climb. • As many as 40% of climbers turn back a year.

  8. Altitude Continued • Air at the summit contains only half the oxygen it does at sea level. • Almost everyone experiences some sort of sickness during the ascent. • Symptoms: Nausea, fatigue, difficulty sleeping. • Help by drinking lots of water and eating right. • You can take medicine to help relieve symptoms.

  9. Just in case the food isn’t good.

  10. Impulse buys.

  11. Climb for Calvin Todd • Last October Army Medic Calvin Todd was running to the aid of his fellow soldiers, who had tripped on an IED. • When he ran to the front, he also tripped on an IED, resulting in losing his leg. • Calvin continues physical rehabilitation, but is in need of a modified home due to his injury.

  12. My cousin Calvin and his family.

  13. Inspiration

  14. Strength

  15. Determination

  16. Climbing Mt. Washington For a Cause 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013

  17. Climb for Stan Larson

  18. Climb for Tyler Ricard

  19. Climb for Boys and Girls Club

  20. Climb for Jacob: Cancer Survivor

  21. Tip Top House

  22. Summer Ascent

  23. Mt. Moosilauke

  24. Carter Notch

  25. Potrero Chico, Mexico

  26. Donations can be made to: Adapt, Overcome, Live • Keep track of my progress: www.kili4calvin.wordpress.com

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