High places, trails and training with a splash of fashion and rhythm flavour
No doubt year 2020 was very different to me and not only because of covid-19 but also because I climbed to Kilimanjaro and after that didn't climb or run for the next 8 months. My IT band inflammation was a complete surprise to me and extremely hard mentally to cope with. I am used to [...]
Leaving Kibo camp heading towards Mawenzi peak Finally down hill, yay! I was so happy to go to bed knowing I would be "getting out of here". I was already feeling better, but still not good. Anything you did was an effort. Getting up and going to the toilet even! I had hard time falling [...]
I woke up feeling OK, but not good. I could feel the headache in the back of my head a bit distant though and I felt a bit dizzy. I was hoping the headache would have been completely gone by the morning, like all the mornings before, but since that was not the case I [...]
Second week was more trekking again up and down. We reached the highest altitude to everyone and also went almost 2000 meters down to get off the mountain. This last week was physically very demanding due to the altitude sickness symptoms, but also going downhill was in a way hard because we were going faster [...]
We woke up a bit later about 30 minutes, but I was already up with the birds like usual. Sun was rising and it's beams were hitting the snowy summit creating a postcard view which me and Rolf from Switzerland stared at for a while and took photos. We tended to be the first ones [...]
Welcome to my "hotel room" We all had our own private "hotel rooms". My tent number was 9. I slept otherwise well but had to wake up a few times to go to the "bush" because I had been drinking so much water due to being dehydrated the previous day. Guideline was to drink as [...]
The amount of trekking we did was admirable and not just in kilometers but in altitude. I was surprised how much more calories you consume going uphill than what you would on flat ground. Probably altitude gain has something to do with it also as at least my heart rate started to increase the higher [...]
Weru Weru lodge just before we left Woke up 7 am before the alarm. I had everything organized already so quick "last" shower (there are no showers on the mountain except downhill at Horombo camp 5 nights and 6 days from now...) and off to breakfast. Few photos at the lodge of everyone and their [...]
I slept well. Really well although it was a bit hot and humid. Temperature was around +31 degrees Celsius so about 30 more than back home. It felt like back in Australia so cozy but still it was HOT so started the morning with a few laps in the pool hoping it would wake me [...]
It's been a while since my last post about something else than weekly training. Moving house caused a total chaos for our household that has lasted for a few months. There is really nothing you can do about, you just need to unpack one box at a time and get used to the new neighborhood. [...]
My Journey to Kili and Back 