I was woken up at 10:30 and told to pack on the layers. We were leaving at midnight on our way up to Uhuru peak. I was nauseous, exhausted and freezing (thanks to the numerous holes in my tent). I felt horrible. But there was no way I was going to admit that to myself or to the team. I was going to attempt to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. This is what I came here to do. Continue reading
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Lord, don’t move that mountain. Give me strength to climb it.
I’m ready. Let’s go!
It is 5:30 pm local time and tomorrow morning I leave to conquer the tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. I’m not even going to lie, I woke up at 2 am nervous as heck at the thought of taking on this huge beast. My nerves were so shaken up that I had to get up and “use the bathroom”. This was actually a pro since my system had taken a leave of absence since the safari. Continue reading