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!
KILL IT DUDE...Enjoy the nice weather...my experiences in Seattle this time of year have been incredible. It's crazy...it's so nice in July / Aug out there...Made me want to live out there, but then you realize that it's only like this for 2-3 months out of the year and gloomy otherwise. Not sure if I told you this, but Seattle is where Corrie and I were engaged...I visited the area on one of those cross-country road trips during college and fell in love with it and couldn't think of a better place to propose. Worked out well! Dude...I can't wait to see the picture you get on the mountain!
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