CREVASSE SKILLS WORKSHOP The official start date of our climb is June 10 so I have two days left to get my gear in order. I decided to climb with a group of friends who I met on my Aconcagua climb and we are doing a guided trip with (AMS) Alaskan Mountaineering School. If you Read more about Denali: Crevasse Skills Workshop[…]
THE FINAL PREP Up until a few weeks ago, I was working out about 5-7 hours a day in my final month before my Denali climb. I was excited and nervous. Over the last two weeks I came down with a what seemed like serious sinus infection and an asthma-like cough. It negatively affected my Read more about Denali: The Final Prep[…]
Slept better. Got cool during early morning which was nice but the night was hot. Lots of weird animal noises. Howling dogs at 2 am, Roosters at 3 am. 4 am there was a pack of animals jumping from roof to roof. It wasn’t dogs, cats, or birds. I think it was monkeys. Did an Read more about Working on no Sleep[…]
Aweil, Sudan Slept terrible last night. Was very dehydrated this morning and had a few loose stools. I quickly ran back to base around 1 and slammed a liter of water plus my instant Gatorade and felt a ton better. Did not have time to eat however because had to do a c-section. Felt better Read more about I’m Sick in Sudan. But I Love The Work[…]
Aweil 9/29 No bites last night and it was the first night that I slept through the night. It helped to be able to sleep in just boxers. Cold shower of course but not too bad because it wad already getting warm. Breakfast was bread rolls and nutella and the kenyan coffee that I brought. Read more about Aweil[…]
Juba to Aweil 9/27 Once again I slept very little last night. I just tossed and turned all night under my barely adequate mosquito net. I went out to dinner last night at Juba Bridge Hotel right on the Nile river. The frogs were very loud and the bugs tolerable at best. I packed and Read more about First Reactions to Working with Doctors Without Borders in the middle of Africa[…]