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!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Training Update - 9 days left!

Tonight was supposed to be a stadium climb at OU, however, I left work after 9pm and the mosquitoes are too bad to get outside that late - especially after the rain we had here today.

There is good news though; I was able to get a 40-minute cardio climb in on the stair master before the gym closed and my heart rate hit 186, the highest yet and the level I'll need on Rainier! So, maybe the 3 weeks of missed training were spaced out just enough and I'm peaking at the right time. My original goal was to hit 190 before I left.

Tomorrow is a rest day, so Im picking up my new expedition backpack from REI and Ill put it through test climbs Thursday, Saturday, and again next Tuesday.

Marty - I got your email about Elbrus, sorry to hear you have to reschedule. I know someone who may want to climb Elbrus next July, so keep me posted I may have you a good climbing partner!

Onward...

SZ
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