any of y'all experienced mountaineers?

[keryx]

I keep talking about climbing a mountain. Assuming we can get up to Mauna Kea early enough in the day while I'm in HI next month, I can of course walk up the summit trail. But I'm thinking more serious. Like. Kilimanjaro. It's apparently not a technically difficult climb (that is, I don't need to be a good rock climber, which I'm not) so much as a grueling ordeal of altitude. *

Plus, you know. Giraffes.

So let's say I want to do this next year. What do you do to prep for mountain trekking? I suppose I should find this out.

* Funny thing: I appear to be indifferent to altitude up to 12-13K feet. Proves the relative randomness of altitude sickness, that an asthmatic (with a history of smoking, no less) who lives close to sea level is all "whatevs" at that height. Higher apparently everyone starts feeling it.

Comments

[luguvalium.livejournal.com]

I would think that anything that improves your cardio-vascular condition will help: running, swimming, marathon bellydancing...

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

Hot, intense, vigourous sex!

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Brilliant suggestion! That isn't a regular part of my practice regimen. I'll have to investigate that.

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you need help.

/me wink

[keryx.livejournal.com]

About a week and a half. I may be lazy and just drive up to the observatory area, then walk up the rest of the way (which takes 30 min vs 6 hrs).

[keryx.livejournal.com]

By the way - are you still planning to rent the room? And in any case, do you mind if I move your stuff out of the foyer?

[examorata.livejournal.com]

I want to climb Kilimanjaro someday, these folks seem to put together some amazing trips!

[keryx.livejournal.com]

They look cool. Let's go together!

[examorata.livejournal.com]

I'd love to! It'll take me a while to save up, though. =)