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re: Mo climbs Kilimanjaro
Posted on 3/6/13 at 2:55 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 3/6/13 at 2:55 pm to Jim Rockford
Mo knows.
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Posted on 3/6/13 at 2:58 pm to Ace Midnight
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ETA: 5 to 9 days is normal for Kibo.
Shiiiiit...not for THEEEEEE MICK:
He climbs that shite in his sleep.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:00 pm to LSUTygerFan
Darin' Erin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mo Versus.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:02 pm to diehardfan
LOL. I'd pass out within the first hour....
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:03 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:don't care
Mo climbs Kilimanjaro
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:06 pm to bbap
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nice. kilimanjaro is relatively easy though huh?
It is. I attempted it twice first time I tried was the first time I have ever got altitude sickness. I got High Altitude Cerebral Edema and threw up blood and bile 40+ times in two hours. Started hallucinating, got rushed down the mountain and almost died. Scariest day of my life.
2nd time I attempted, I reached the summit very easily.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:07 pm to PsychTiger
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That girl that tried out for the NFL would likley die during the climb.
^This
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:08 pm to CarRamrod
you old enough to remember the "Bo knows" commercials?
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:10 pm to Ace Midnight
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ETA: 5 to 9 days is normal for Kibo.
Cool as long as there are hotels with bars and restaurants along the way I would do it. If you have to sleep in a tent and fight lions off for your food, there is NO way.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 3:16 pm to Tiger Ree
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Cool as long as there are hotels with bars and restaurants along the way I would do it. If you have to sleep in a tent and fight lions off for your food, there is NO way.
You have to sleep in huts with other people. No hotels along the way.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:10 pm to luvdatigahs
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She didn't climb as far as the people in the background, must be Hairston and wing
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:19 pm to Jim Rockford
Did Dale Brown give her a motivational speech while she was at the peak?
And did he find Johnny Big Foot up there and sign him up as a power forward?
I miss Dale.
And did he find Johnny Big Foot up there and sign him up as a power forward?
I miss Dale.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:25 pm to bbap
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kilimanjaro is relatively easy though huh?
I did it and it is one of the most difficult things I've ever done in my life. Only about 50% of those who try get to Uhuru Peak, and keep in mind that most people who try aren't exactly couch potatoes.
Altitude is the biggest problem, 19000 feet is no joke. It's more than just having to breathe hard all the time, you feel drained, can't sleep well at a minimum. Pounding headaches and nausea are common. It's roughly like having a bad hangover that won't go away. As others have noted, it can kill you if you push it, cerebral edema and pulmonary edema kill a couple dozen every year.
The way to get around this is to really take your time. If you take ten days it's much easier than if you do it in 5 or 6, which is much more common. The summit rate for ten day trekkers is closer to 85%.
This post was edited on 3/6/13 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:28 pm to The Mick
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I don't have money from my ellen degeneres appearance to go on a month long trip to africa.
Mo was able to do that but you weren't! Is that what you are trying to point out?
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I could do it, easily no problemo.
So you are saying you have not done it right? Oh, Mo has!
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Sorry I dont have the luxury to take off my job and go dick around in africa
So you are saying you can't!
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:28 pm to diehardfan
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You have to sleep in huts with other people.
Only on the popular routes. Most of the others have no huts, you sleep in a tent and use outhouses. No bathing the entire week.
My route was Western Breach via the Shira Plateau. Funny thing about the outhouses is that once you get above 12000 feet they don't stink b/c you're in an outdoor refrigerator/freezer day and night.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:34 pm to Hermit Crab
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First Person in a Wheelchair Climb to Kilimanjaro
28-year-old Erica Davis of Carlsbad, CA is believed to be the first paralyzed woman to ascend Kili, arriving on the summit in her wheelchair in January of 2010.
There are videos of this (google her), she was basically carried up the whole way. She was at the top but she did not by any means climb it in her wheelchair.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:36 pm to omegaman66
Great job Mo!
I once climbed the Indian Mounds between classes, though. Made it easily.
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How many of you have ever climbed Kilimanjaro?
I once climbed the Indian Mounds between classes, though. Made it easily.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 4:53 pm to foshizzle
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Funny thing about the outhouses is that once you get above 12000 feet they don't stink b/c you're in an outdoor refrigerator/freezer day and night
So I got THAT goin' for me... which is nice.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 5:14 pm to Big Lake
Good for her... but not very difficult. We skipped a couple aclimitization days and climbed up and back down in 5 days. The worst part for us was the trip back to bottom on 5th day after we summitted.... We started from highest camp (around 15,500 ft) around midnight on our hike to summit... After a short break, we hiked all the way down and finished the hike from jungle in pitch black well after 10pm same night. I think it was just under 40 miles that we hiked altogether that day (midnight till 1030pm). AHHHH, GOOD TIMES! 
Posted on 3/6/13 at 5:23 pm to LSUTygerFan
Vote for MO!
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