Climb for a Cure

Where has the week gone! Last weekend consisted of the Stillwater steps and this weekend consisted of hiking up north, some with and some without my pack. It was beautiful and a great way to start tapering for the next couple of weeks.

To track the climb, you can click on the Alpine Ascents link and Lori Schneider's link. You can also read more on twitter (to be set up soon) and facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lori-Schneider-Empowerment-Through-Adventure.

Also, here is the outline for the climb:

Hiking 39 miles (63 km) in 7 days, with 16,077 ft. (4,891m) elevation gain to the 19,344ft (5896m) summit on Kilimanjaro! Here is our schedule while in Africa:

July 10-11 Fly to Arusha, Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania
July 12 Gear checks, briefing, meeting our team of 28 brave souls!
July 13 Climb Kili Gate-Machame Hut 6mi/10km 9,900ft/3000m
July 14 Climb Machame Hut-Shira Hut 5mi/8km 12,500ft/3800m
July 15 Climb Shira Hut-Barranco Hut 6mi/10km 12,900ft/3900m
July 16 Climb Barranco Hut-Karanga Valley 3mi/5km 13,300ft/4055m
July 17 Climb Karanga Valley-Kosovo Camp 3mi/5km 15,600ft/4760 m
July 18 SUMMIT DAY Kosovo-Uhuru Peak 4mi/7km 19,344ft/5896m
July 19 Descend-Mweka 8mi/13km Shower time! Celebration dinner!
July 20 Safari-Tarangire National Park
July 21 Safari-Visit Masai village & Ngorongoro Crater
July 22 Safari-Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti National Park
July 23 Sunrise Balloon rise over the Serengeti plains, Homeward bound!
July 24 Home-Sleep for a week, revel in the accomplishment, smile forever!!

We are also going global! There is a company out of Paris, but their PR firm is in London that is paying for a professional photographer to document our stories and our journey with hopes to use our story internationally to inspire others.. Sounds pretty cool.. Stay tuned.. I think we are just getting started ;)