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Adirondack Mountain Club Meeting - June 2014
by Kathleen Lisson
I had a great time at the June meeting of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Club members offered their unused camping gear at a summer gear swap before the meeting began. I bought a few small daypacks for my husband and an inflatable sleeping pad for Kilimanjaro. My best deal was a pair of Julbo glacier sunglasses for only $5!
After the meeting began, we elected officers and then settled in to watch photo slideshows capturing the outdoor adventures of several of our members over the past year. We saw day hikes in Hawaii, visited the highest point in Australia and took a peek at plenty of snow adventures right here in New York and the Northeast.
For more information on the Albany ADK club, visit the website: http://www.adk-albany.org/
Prepare Mentally to Climb
Mt. Kilimanjaro
By Kathleen Lisson
Mark
Whitman of the Climb Kilimanjaro Guide website offers tips on getting
physically fit for the trek up Kilimanjaro in the article ‘Training to climb
Kilimanjaro – how to be perfectly prepared for the summit.’
I like Whitman's
advice to prepare for the adventure mentally as well as physically. I remember very well the last mile of my last half marathon. The goal was almost in sight, I was on track to finish in under 2 hours, but I had no more gas. The mental strength I used to get to that last straightaway is the strength I will need to get to the top of Kilimanjaro.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway
by Kathleen Lisson
Ashley gives a video Review of The Snows of Kilimanjaro by
Ernest Hemingway. She sees the mountain as a metaphor. I’m glad I watched
this, as I thought of bringing the book to Tanzania
to read.Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-13ngTs9nVA
