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, May 26, 2010

Rainier Training Update

57 days until departure...

Training was going really well through May 22nd. I had gotten my heart rate to top out at 174 and was maintaining 150 quite easily for upwards of 40-45 minutes. To increase my leg strength, I began the process of adding weight to my pack (20 pounds) then climbing the stadium stairs at Oglethorpe for 1 hour. (If you are wondering, its 48 stairs high - I get bored when training and count these sort of things). So, right on schedule.

One of the things I do when I get close to a climb is cut off any activities that could injure my legs (softball, basketball, etc...). Needless to say, I take a lot of crap from my friends for it, but Ive seen too many people get hurt and these trips are too expensive to risk it. Which brings me too my next posting....
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