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!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Returning soon....

Hi Everyone,

I've been completely away from climbing for almost 4 months now and the last blogging I did was live from Aconcagua (which can be found here). Sometimes it takes a while to get over a trip, especially when you spend so much time preparing, so this was a MUCH needed break. I'm still going to leave that site up because I like the way it works, but I'll only use it for live climbs. All training and other updates will be posted here.

Over the next week or so, I'll be totally updating the site with the following:


  • My medical status (In March, the entire left side of my body went numb)

  • Pictures from the Aconcagua trip

  • Plans for the next climb

  • General updates from the Everest, Denali, and Rainier seasons.
I've been training again over the last few weeks and I'm not sure what amazes me more - How strong your legs & heart become from lugging 50 pounds up and down a mountain, or how quickly everything deteriorates when you stop.

I managed to hit 180 on my heart rate this week and I thought I was going to collapse and fall off the stair climber.

Ok, off to bed, check back next week as plans begin to unfold for the next adventure!

SZ
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