Kim and I figured that the best way to "simulate" hiking Kilimanjaro, was to climb our local mountains. Our buddy Murray had been running up Sulphur Mountain, so we thought we better join in. For those who know Sulphur Mountain (www.banffgondola.com) understand that running up this mountain isn't exactly easy or normal. Well, nobody ever said Murray was normal.
With Murray running up the 5.5km trail in about 47 minutes, Kim and I hike up in about 1 1/4 hours. The first time we summited (as we like to call it) I was doing a full simulation...pack on the back full of stuff, camelbak full of water, "pole, ple" pace...everything. Kim on the other hand was in a race to the top...although she would turn around periodically to see if I was still alive. On our second summit (2 weeks later), Kim choose to carry a pack up - filled with a bag of flour, cans of tomatoes and whatever else she could find (if the kitchen sink wasn't attached to the counter, it would have been going up the hill as well!)
Sulphur is about a 690m elevation gain over the 5.5km ascent. In terms of Kili, we will have to gain about 4000m over 35km. Sulphur's summit is at 2281m, Kili's summit 5895m...so we are training, but not kidding ourselves!
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You mean I can post comments to your blog ... this is too easy. Hope you find your luggage. Seriously, that sucks. your apprentice.
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