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!

Monday, June 14, 2010

Training - Making Progress

38 days until departure....

Training continues to come along. I've climbed at OU twice now for an hour each time with 25 pounds of weight in the pack (One of those was also in 95 degree heat). FUN! I have one more one hour climb with 25 pounds scheduled for tomorrow and then it will be time to up the weight to 35 pounds and the duration to 2 hours. I'd like to be at 50 pounds for 3 hours before I leave.

I also ran again tonight and the foot is feeling stronger each time. The cramps in my foot have subsided for the most part, but the skin around the cut is still tender - Ill try to take a picture tomorrow. I topped the run off tonight with a 20 minute speed climb on the stair master and hit 170 on the heart rate. I maintained 160 for the majority of the workout.

Onward....

ZJ
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