by Stephanie Barros | Mar 13, 2018 | Mountain Inspiration
So what’s next? It’s amazing how many people have asked that question since I got back from summiting Mt Kilimanjaro. But if I was to be honest it’s probably the same question I’ve been asking myself. How do I inspire myself now? And once again I need to remind... 
by Stephanie Barros | Mar 13, 2018 | Mountain Inspiration
So I made the summit, what more is there to blog about?!? It’s easy to think that once you get to the summit the journey is over but for me it really has only just begun. The climb down from the summit was unequivocally hard. Not the same difficulty as... 
by Stephanie Barros | Mar 13, 2018 | Mountain Inspiration
At 3.30am there was a ‘knock’ on our tent that disturbed the ice which had formed around it overnight – it was our wake up call for “summit day”. After the strain of the day before, I knew when I woke up without a headache and any other... 
by Stephanie Barros | Mar 13, 2018 | Mountain Inspiration
Day 5 started out like any other on the mountain, except what I didn’t know was that it would be my summit day. The hike on Day 5 was similar to that of Day 2 in that we were climbing a significant vertical distance. So I wasn’t too worried when by the... 
by Stephanie Barros | Mar 13, 2018 | Mountain Inspiration
Day 4 on Mt Kilimanjaro was the day I learned to breathe. The day before when we had arrived at Barranco Camp I hadn’t really taken the time to appreciate the challenge that lay before me. But on the morning of Day 4 looking at the Barranco Wall stole my breath away.... 
by Stephanie Barros | Mar 13, 2018 | Mountain Inspiration
Day 3 started with a sense of relief. Relief that my headache was gone along with all other symptoms of altitude sickness. It seemed a good night’s rest was exactly what the doctor ordered. One of the reasons for doing the mountain leadership experience with...
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