Climb for a Cure

I went into REI today to start purchasing some of the gear I need. I was relieved to find some of their winter gear is on sale right now.. Prime time to purchase! I found a few things, but am most excited about the backpack I was fit with. I wish I would have had that kind of pack in high school and college!

The man that was helping me was very knowledgable about climbing. When asked if he was a climber himself he stated that he has helped a lot of people find gear to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. I was a little disappointed... A lot of people climb Kilimanjaro... Maybe I should have gone bigger with my first climb and started with Everest.. Hmm.. ;)