Climbing Mount Fuji with my dad was for sure The Highlight of my trip to Japan and South Korea, but it was a trip full of highlights.
Travel
Mastering Mount Fuji
I think the idea of climbing Mount Fuji hatched in the Admiral’s brain a couple of years ago. We were riding the bullet train and for the first time ever, he could see Mount Fuji in the distance
Rise Up
You don’t get much sleep when you know your wake-up call is coming at 10:30 pm…. even if what awaits you is a daunting 8-hour hike to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and another 5 hours down to our next camp
More of the Journey to the Top of the World
The food has been amazing here. I don’t know how the porters get all that food up the mountain (on their heads is the short answer).
Poa Kichizi Com Ndezi
It’s Swahili and means “crazy, cool like a banana.” It’s a phrase our porters and guides on our Survivor Summit adventure on Mount Kilimanjaro used a lot.
At the Foothills of the Next Big Adventure
It seems like I’ve been getting ready for this Livestrong Survivor Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro climb for a year (Patrick says it seems tha way, too). It’s finally about to begin. I was able to cram everything on my gear list into two bags, and neither weighs more than 39 pounds. (Of course, now the trick…