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, October 30, 2010

Another good day of training at Kennesaw Mountain

Completed another full, double climb of Kennesaw today with 44 pounds in the pack. Started at the Burnt Hickory entrance, climbed "Little" Kennesaw, then made my way to the top of "Big" Kennesaw, down to the visitors center, and then retraced the entire climb again.

Legs felt a little tired today, but I got in a groove later in the day. The weather was a bit chilly this AM and there was a decent amount of wind almost the entire way up. All in all a good day though.

Temps at Aconcagua finally saw a bit of a warm up this week and summit temperatures are finally warming past the -30 degree mark (with wind chill).

Roughly 3.5 weeks before the first teams depart.
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  1. Babu'November 1, 2010 at 8:03 AM

    What's the time from start to finish? Elevation gain?

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