Please & Thank You.

Gads! We're now at 16% of our fundraising goal & we added 22 new Twitter followers today! Woohoo! If you donated, Thank you. If you haven't donated yet, please do. Any amount is okay and our PayPal System is safe & secure.

A Wander Through Gatineau

On October 30, Scott and Terry completed a short (13+km) hike around Lac Philippe at the Northern end of Gatineau Park, Quebec. We got an Alpine Start at 9am, leaving the trailhead under clear skies. Lac Philippe was gorgeous with still, glass water, reflecting the colorful Maple Trees of autumn across the way. Our footsteps crunched fallen leaves for several hours including a stop at the Luskville Caves and an alternate route to return to the Trailhead. It was a great hike with cool, crisp air that was refreshing to breath.

kili4cancer.com

W00t! We just updated our website! You can now find us at www.kili4cancer.com Come by and make a wee, tiny donation using your credit card on our ultra-secure PayPal system. It's RAD.

Hamish Did The Lady

While Scott and I were summiting two 4-5000' mountains in New York, we've heard that Jamie "Hamish" McVicar summited Mt. Lady MacDonald near Canmore, AB (8550'). That's OK Hamish, cuz our 2 summits add up to 50' more than you! Ha!

Successful climbs in NY

Our Lake Placid conditioning trip was a success! Scott and Terry ascended both Mt. Algonquin (with 5114' Geological Marker visible here) and Mt. Wright in the High Peaks Wilderness area of the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. The day started cool at 3C, and mist eventually turned to sleet and then snow as we ascended into clouds at 4500'. We had intended to try for Mt. Iroquois as well, however, with white-out conditions on the summit of Algonquin we felt it was too dangerous without a defined trail. Following Mt. Algonquin we descended about 1500' and then ascended Mt. Wright (4580') in similar, but windier conditions. After a small down-climb off the leeward side of Mt. Wright's summit we found the remains and plaque from the 1962 crash of a B-47 Fighter Plane where the engine, landing gear and other wreckage remains can still be found. We retraced our steps back down the mountain and finished the day with pizza in beautiful Lake Placid. Overall it was a successful and enjoyable excursion. Full photos can be found on our Facebook site at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kili4Cancer/144556035643530

Mt. Algonquin, NY (5114 ft)

...And the Roadtrip begins. Off for a weekend of climbing & conditioning on Mt Algonquin in New York State

A Great Start

Wow, thank you everyone who has been donating over the last few days! You know who you are ;-) This is wonderful but we have a long way to go to reach our goal of $5895 and we've just begun. Scott and I will be heading to Lake Placid, NY this weekend for some conditioning on Mt. Algonquin. We'll keep working hard and hope more donations come in to support cancer research. Asante sana!!!

Fall hike in Gatineau Park

Off for a training hike in the Fall colors of Gatineau Park...

Doe, a Beer...

This past weekend was Thanksgiving and Scott says it will be his last beer before we head to Africa in January. So we go out for a hike, but instead of water, he brings *beer*! On a Hike! Ya, that's what I thought!!

Training Setback for Scott

OUCH! One day after booking our flights, Scott Day suffered compression fractures in his spine after taking a 15ft fall while paragliding in Ottawa! After some crazy fumbles by the Emergency Clinic, he finally got treatment a week later and is finally back on his feet. Scott will resume training slowly and build back into more strenuous training in late October. Stay tuned.

Training Update

Training started in May, 2011 and continues today. My Nike+ App shows 350km logged as of today from walking, running and hiking, building up leg and lung strength. Ottawa is only 230ft above sea level and Kilimanjaro is 19,895ft a.s.l. so the altitude will be a major concern. Jamie is in a better position as Canmore, AB is a far better training ground for altitude than Ontario! I've now started Hill Training, running Blair Hill in Ottawa and hiking other hills with a 40lb pack on my back. Feeling great...