Kilimanjaro: A rest at Kosovo before the Summit Push
Author’s note: This post is part of a series on my recent trip and climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, to read all posts click here. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over...
View ArticleReaching up to the sky on top of Kilimanjaro
If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there,...
View ArticleKilimanjaro: The Long Walk Down
Author’s note: This post is part of a series on my recent trip and climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, to read all posts click here. There is one fact that is sometimes forgotten when climbing a mountain:...
View ArticleKilimanjaro: The Long Walk Down Continues
Author’s note: This post is part of a series on my recent trip and climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, to read all posts click here. “I prefer physical exhaustion over mental fatigue any day”. – Clotilde...
View ArticleKilimanjaro: The End of the Road
Author’s note: This post is the last post in a series on my recent trip and climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, to read all posts click here. “A great accomplishment shouldn’t be the end of the road, just the...
View ArticleWhat Victory Means to Me
“You won’t win until you learn how to lose” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Following and fulfilling your dreams is not easy. Oftentimes the obstacles and hurdles that lie ahead seem so insurmountable that they...
View ArticleTransition through the eyes of a climber
There are few mountains in the world that have such an amazing ecosystem and transition of landscape as Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Rising up to 19,341 feet above sea level, the transition from...
View ArticleWhy using local guides matters
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in...
View ArticleFirst Time Guide to Climbing Kilimanjaro
Have you ever had a dream for so long that it never stopped bugging you until you decided to just do it? For me, it has always been Kilimanjaro. I had wanted to climb this epic mountain ever since my...
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