In the fall of 2007, six days before my birthday I summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. The seven day climb up the Machame route was the most challenging and rewarding experience to date both physically and mentally. The high altitude of the tallest free standing mountain and one of the 7 highest in the world challenged my personal limits and have challenged many who set out to conquer. Local villagers will look you penetratingly in the eye and state “you must Kill Kili.”               read the rest