How strong do you need to be to climb Kilimanjaro?
Strong enough.
Before I climbed Kilimanjaro I would have said that strength really isn’t a factor. Even now, my personal experience says that strength isn’t a factor, but watching my climbing companions I know that simply isn’t true.
They frequently struggled, particularly on the steep ascents and descents. They would often say to me that I would arrive in to camp at the end of the day the way they felt at the beginning of it.
I’m lucky. I’m one of those people that rapidly builds strength, and in just a couple of training sessions I can return back to whatever my previous maximum had been in a lift. Since I get a lot of “I hate you” looks from people when I say that, apparently isn’t true for everyone. But, I’m going to take my one physical genetic gift and run with it. Apparently being strong is my thing!
But, back to Kilimanjaro… [Read more...]
