HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED

Hello and thanks for visiting my climbing blog!

My name is Scott and I live in Atlanta, GA. I always had an interest in climbing mountains, but never really knew how to get started. In January of 2005, the company I was working for decided to open an office in Memphis and I volunteered to move and help get things kicked off. When I arrived in Memphis I only knew one person, whom I met a few years prior at a wedding, so I gave him a call. He agreed to meet me that evening, but couldn't stay out late because "...he was heading to Africa the next day." Upon meeting him that night, I learned he was leaving the next morning to try his hand at climbing Kilimanjaro.

The next morning, I was talking to my mother and telling her about the conversation from the previous night. During this conversation she asked me if I realized my Uncle Steve had been a climber for years. "No," I responded. She gave me his phone number and the following weekend I made a call to a relative I hadn't spoken to in years. Little did I know how much that call would change my life!

In the 6 years since, I've been to Africa (Tanzania & Kenya), Russia (Moscow & Mineral'Nye Vody), Mexico, Georgia (The country, not the state), and South America (Chile & Argentina), summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Elbrus, and Mt. Rainier, made two attempts at Cerro Aconcagua, an attempt at Ixta, made quick stops in London and Quito, Ecuador, met an endless number of extraordinary people, and developed a new relationship with my uncle.

The blog entries, pictures, and details below are my attempt to share my adventures with the rest of my friends and family. I hope you enjoy!

Friday, May 28, 2010

Update on my foot

55 days until departure....

Just to be on the cautious side of things, to make sure I get my foot to heal as quickly as possible, and for peace of mind, I visited a foot specialist today. Overall the news is really good. After finally cleaning the cut last night to the point where we were able to see how deep it actually is, the doctor found no infection and a solid x-ray (The x-ray was to look for any debris still in the cut, not necessarily broken bones). He decided stitches weren't needed because the cut is clean and draining quite a bit (Stitches may cause the fluid to remain inside).

Unfortunately, the cut is just in a really bad area on my foot so it's probably going to be 10 days or so before I can put full weight on it. He did clear me to resume SPIN classes next week, since you push with the balls of your feet, and just recommended to keep it clean, soak it in Benadyne (Sp?), and try to keep it elevated over the weekend. He said I could try the elliptical as well, but anyone who knows me knows my feeling about elliptical machines (i.e., they are worthless).

Prognosis - This is just a bump in the road and Ill be good to go for Rainier! However, my training will just have to be balls to the wall from June 11th - July 22nd.

Off to Greenville for the weekend - Only 3 trips left! Woohooo!
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2 comments:

  1. Babu'May 28, 2010 at 5:29 PM

    Who cares about a smelly foot. We want the details from the bachelor party in Las Vegas.

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  2. Scott ZanniniMay 28, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    That will be a phone conversation. (Smirk).

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