A few years back I did a little traveling. I climbed Kilimanjaro, took a boat ride to Antarctica, and was stung by a scorpion in Colombia. The two year journey opened me up to the power of living unconventionally--and to living in the moment. Right now I live in Manhattan, NYC--and spend a fair bit of time in L.A and San Fran.
11:40pm
It is freezing. The wind is howling. We are waiting on some of our group to get up out of bed. Somehow Marv and I are awake, changed, and ready to go in ten minutes. Most of our group is here. What could possibly be taking Isaac so long? We are currently at 4600 meters [...]
I just turned the big 3-0 while hiking the largest mountain in Africa. On top of that, my birthday has been the best day of the 8 day trek. Today we banged out the Barranco wall, a sprawling plateau smack dab on the side of Kilimanjaro rumored to be the hardest obstacle in our way. [...]
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjar0- Day 3 on the Mountain
– I wrote this in my journal on the mountain.
I am sitting on the edge of camp watching the clouds draw nearer. Like clockwork, they are beginning their daily assault on us between 10:30 and 11:30 am. The sun vanishes and a cold breeze causes us to put [...]
Kilimanjaro Day 2: 6am
This entry is from my journal:
Last night was downright freezing. We were under the impression that we would at least be comfortable for a few days before the cold would set in. So much for escaping the Northeast winter. Tonight I am most definitely pulling out the long johns.
Yesterday was our [...]
Arusha, or “Arushatown” as the locals here refer to it is where Dr. Marvin and I are spending the bulkload of our downtime here. According to all of the guidebooks, it is one of the most expensive and weathy cities in all of Tanzania. It is a tourist town, plain and simple. It serves as the gateway [...]
