Thurs. June 21st 9:45am
HA! I made it! I can’t believe I stinking made it! I feel like a dead man walking. This place is covered in glaciers and snow; and oh…..yeah….. I can barely feel my legs, my head is pounding – it’s great – yeah! And why am I doing this again???!!! Oh yeah – so one day when someone asks me the craziest thing that I’ve ever done – Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro! Yeah – and deffinately - The Hardest! But I’m NOT DEAD!
Thurs. June 21st 12:05pm
It’s not often you get left by your own guide; but I guess that’s life here in Kilimanjaro. It’s 12:05 and I’m heading down. Everyone else is off the mountain – there’s one left; but I’ve been waiting for an hour now and have yet to see any sign of ‘em coming off the mountain. Thinking they might have taken a different route and dropped below me. So I’m gonna take it slow and get off this thing. Everyone else is back at camp.
Friday June 22nd
I’m 5 and ½ hrs. to the gate. We leave just a little bit before 8 ‘O clock this morning and hopefully hit the gate by 1 ‘O clock! I’m BEAT, my legs are killing me; and I’m ready for a day off! It’s been fun.
Hiking Kilimanjaro was - by far - the most lonely 5 days of my life! I did not originally plan on hiking it on my own (me and a guide) but that is how things turned out. While hiking for five days, many questions ran through my mind about life and as the hours blurred by, I realized that the mountian had taught me many things. I have NEVER pushed myself so hard in life to accomplish one goel - and so I learned that it is the same in relationships with people - the greatest reward comes when we don't give up on one another.
After much pain and endurance and finally reaching the "roof of Africa" in 4 days, I realized that in all my strivings to do something great, I had forgotten something more important - someone to share the experience with...... a lesson well worth the pain.
4 comments:
Tyler, I so beyond admire you....
So out of this world cool. What a surreal experience!!!! And thank God you are safe! Many, many blessings to you my friend!! :) Shaylan
WOW! You did it! Incredible, Ty!!!
I'm so proud...
Remember Mt. St. Helens?
Allison
dude, you should have taken me with you! haaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaa I would have totally done it and made it all the way there to the first kilometer of the trip. then i would have had to go down. props to ya for gutting it out man. most brutal punishment! I can't even imagine it.
-Trevor
What an amazing & intense experience! That takes guts. :-) Thanks for sharing your trip with the rest of us! Incredible! Blessings, ~Ellice
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