Why Climb a Mountain Named -- Kill A Man ....?

A friend recently asked me why I want to climb a mountain with a name that starts with Kill A Man.

He makes a good point. I started to wonder that myself. After all, people die trying every year.

The reason behind my desire to climb Kilimanjaro is a story for another today.

Today, I have to get busy. After all, I have a mountain to climb.

First order of business: doctor visit.

With the greenlight from my primary care physician, I then visited my favorite medical clinic – Peachtree Travel Clinic.

As a Sagittarius who wants to explore every corner of the earth, they have gotten to know me on a first name basis by now.

Since they have already given me close to every vaccine in the book, I was happy to learn that I only needed one shot.

I did, however, want to learn about Diamox – a drug that apparently helps with altitude sickness.

From what I have read thus far, the greatest challenge to reaching Kili’s summit isn’t a factor of fitness, but actually how one responds to the altitude – all 19,833 feet of it.

Since I want to reach the summit, I’m happy to give Diamox a try, but first I wanted to know a little about it.

Turns out altitude sickness comes about when the body doesn’t handle pH, salt and water quite as it should.

Diamox helps with the chemical equation by allowing the body to retain carbonic acid and keep the buffering system within the body in balance.

So, I’m more than happy to start taking Diamox come June 11.