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!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

T-Minus 48 hours!

Getting down to crunch time!

Did a prelim gear check last night and everything looks good - just need to pick up some odds and ends at REI & Target tomorrow.

We received an email from IMG and the 4th group was able to put 100% on top despite high winds and very cold temps. Team 3 got turned around 400 feet below the summit because of 60 mph winds. The winds have been bad all week, but it looks like they will ease up tomorrow and the weather for Sunday and Monday (Our summit attempt) looks perfect. High temps on top around30 degrees, with lows at night around 15 degrees (Of course, that doesn't account for any wind chill).

Have one final, light training session tomorrow and then that will be it. In the meantime, gotta close up some loose ends at work and start packing bags! FUN!

Onward and upward,
SZ
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