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!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

12 days!

Almost there! Been training hard since I got back from the honeymoon in an effort to make up for lost time. Today I climbed Kennesaw Mountain 3 times - the first rotation with my hiking boots and about 25 pounds in the pack, the second rotation in my mountaineering boots and about 30 pounds, and the last rotation in my mountaineering boots and about 45-50 pounds in the pack. Thankfully it was overcast because the temperature has been around 98 degrees the last few days in Atlanta.

I have next week's workout schedule all planned out and we received our guide information this past week, so everything is coming together. In the next few days Ill post the official itinerary and guide information.

I also got a new phone today so Im fiddling with it, so ignore some of the short, or maybe long, test emails.
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  1. Babu'July 10, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    It was just announced on the site due to conditions the trip has been cancelled... bummer! Can I have your plane ticket? You really should stay home with your new bride! Pleassssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeee?

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