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!

Monday, June 7, 2010

Back in the saddle!

Resumed training yesterday with no issues. Went up to Oglethorpe and did 1 hour of stadiums with 25 pounds in the pack. Legs were a little sore today and had a mild cramp in my left foot while climbing, but otherwise it was smooth sailing. Ill start running again on Wednesday or Thursday and Im looking forward to getting the heart rate up.

I also hit REI tonight to start narrowing the backpack search down. I found 3 I like so Ill check out the reviews in the next few days. The person helping me at the store added 50 pounds of weight to an Osprey pack and it felt good, so that one is definitely in the running. There are some good Gregory packs and REI has a new model out that looked very functional as well.
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  1. Steve LombardiJune 13, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    Crunch time! Are you forgoing the honeymoon for the sake of the climb? :-)

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