Getting Ready for Kili

Wow, can't believe it's almost here.  2 weeks from today I'll be landing in Amsterdam to spend a few days sightseeing and then down to Arusha, Tanzania to climb Kilimanjaro. 

Almost 3 months ago when I decided to go I wondered how am I going to get ready for this trip.  Well, I hope the hiking, climbing, yoga and treadmill have worked. 

A couple weeks ago I did a test when visiting my brother in eastern Washington state.  We did a one night backpack trip up into the Kettle Range on the Jungle Hill Trail.  Good snowshoe hike up just over 3,000 feet - no problems hiking up that.  Then we did a one day short hike up the Thirteen Mile trail of just over 1200 feet, again no problem.  And based upon the timing it took us to go up those I should be able to at least start out the first day in good shape based upon the altitude I was at.



Jungle Hill Trail to Kettle Crest Trail to Wapaloosie Summit - Kettle Range, WA



Thirteen Mile Trail hike

Now to just kick it into high gear and finish it off to be ready.  Sure hope to make it to the top.  Watch for more posts.  I'll see what I can do to post while there.