Gratitude 2017
Well, we are sitting at Yakima Air Terminal waiting for our flight, so it seems like a good time to reflect. If I had to…
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Dirty Freedom Adventures is GO. Climb now.
So, now that you've rolled back to work after your tryptophan binger, are you feeling a little sluggish? Unmotivated? Or are you like just generally…
Public Service Announcement: The Nutmeg Diaries
They say that as you get older, you get wiser. Hmmm. Lately my intellectual horsepower has been more on a par with really bad sequels…
Day 7: Denouement–Millennium Camp to Mweka Gate
Out of the Void One year ago today, we ended our momentous journey on Mount Kilimanjaro. Holy smokes. Sadly, after all the ado from prior entries,…
Days 5 and 6–Summit Night: Kosovo Camp to Uhuru Peak to Millennium
September 24-25, 2016. KiliClimb2016. The time had arrived! For better or worse, I was headed for the Rooftop of Africa. Bear with me, as this…
Day 5: Karanga to Kosovo Camp (Base Camp)
September 24, 2016: I woke up in Karanga Camp to an absolutely beautiful view of the clouds below. Feeling a little bit of a bump…
Day 4: Barranco to Karanga Camp (September 23, 2016)
Oh, Lordy. The dreaded day had arrived, exactly one year ago today. I would finally have to face what was arguably my biggest fear of…
Pick Your Poison
Today's report comes to you from the realm of complete and utter stupidity. Do I have a brain? Well, you can judge me after you…
Mosh Pitted-Out
Last night was my first experience in a mosh pit. In Tanzania. At TIGO Fiesta 2017 (hip hop, rap, and bongo fleva). At the largest…
As the Stomach Churns, Part Deux; The Intestines Strike Back (Kenya Dig It?)
Combating the Evil Gastro AliensI'm sitting in the Aga Khan University Hospital Endoscopy Unit in Nairobi, Kenya, waiting for colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy test results (see…