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!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Getting closer

46 days until departure...

Here's Friday's picture of "the wound". It's healing quite nicely and the cut is almost closed. Im able to put almost full weight on it now and the pain is gone, my foot is just really tender in that area. I went to my final Dr appointment and he cleared me to resume all activities, except running (He doesnt want the pounding to re-open the cut). I did my normal Friday SPIN class and it went well and Ill resume climbing with weight (20 pounds) tomorrow and running on the 10th. Never thought Id be so excited to break a sweat!

The next 4 weeks will be really hard training because now I have to make up for the 2 weeks I lost. Thankfully I had been staying in good shape and I started so early, I think Ill be ok.

More to come...
SZ

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