We climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, but it wasn’t over yet.
On the last day of our journey, we had to put on the most mileage: a 19 KM hike down to Marangu Gates where the journey began…
When I hugged my Dad at the summit, I asked him, “Is THIS what you wanted? You crazy bastard!”
63-years-old and he wants to climb a mountain…
I told my Dad, I told Subash, and I told our guide Jonas - this was the single greatest day of my life…
No words can describe it.
I am a Massai warrior - hence the orange shroud. They have accepted me as one of their own.
Today is Monday, August 30th, 2010.
It is 12:15AM in Tanzania.
Today is my 30th birthday.
And along with 63-year-old father and our dear friend Subash, we will now attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro…
“Slow and steady wins the race.”Honestly, I think that’s the kind of “everybody wins” mentality that our parents tried to instill in us as kids.Like when people say, “Sports is about having FUN!” Whatever. We all know that it’s about WINNING! 
But I’ll admit - Kilimanjaro is all about slow and steady…
First thing’s first - Lynn, we’re fine, I promise!
My Dad has asked me several times to “tone down” any of the heavy stuff because he’s worried that my step-mom will freak out.
He also told me that it might not be fair to write about this because it will scare our loved ones back home.
But a story like this has got to be told…
I thought yesterday was going to be tough.I thought today was a sort of “rest day” and we could take it easy.
I was wrong.
Good GOD was I ever wrong…
THAT was tough! We basically covered twice as much ground as yesterday, and it was a helluva lot colder!
The smile may begin to gradually fade in all these photos…
Today was not an easy day by any stretch, but we certainly didn’t get off to a good start!
“Where are my hiking boots?”
Yeah - you kinda need hiking boots if you’re gonna hike up a mountain…
Is there anything quite as prehistoric looking as a giraffe?
I supposed a crocodile and a great white shark come to mind, but having seen these incredible creatures up close, I can’t think there’s anything left on the planet as reminiscent of the Paleozoic Era as a giraffe.
Biology nerds - please don’t correct me on the above…
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