Countdown to the Big Trek

I have decided to resurrect this Blog to chronicle my fundraising and training to reach Base Camp.
I will not be blogging on the Trek but I will blog from my journals when I return.
The fund raising was challenging but the training is even harder.

I set a goal this time last year to raise $10,500 for The Arthritis Society and to train to climb the biggest mountain in the world. Even though I'm only climbing to Base Camp it will still be a staggering 18-19,000 feet high.

I am living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was very scary for me to set this goal as I had many doubts about the fund raising and about my health. It's hard to reach out and challenge yourself. We are all so full of self doubt and fear failure so easily. When we remember that we are not alone, many possibilities open to us. I could not have raised all this money and trained on my own. There are so many that have helped me.

Right now Lesley and Laura are helping me with the training. There is NO WAY I would have trekked for 4 hours and 40 minutes on my own yesterday at Waterdown.
My joints don't like the training right but I have to push through or I won't be prepared for the climbing or the altitude.
24 more sleeps til I head to Nepal.