If you didn’t catch it the first time around last year, we’re taking a look back at an article in the BBC enumerating what is and is not hard about a typical Kilimanjaro climb.

The most notable comment comes from Jon Garside of the British Mountaineering Council: “You have got to walk so incredibly slowly; imagine an arthritic 90-year-old walking backwards–that’s probably too fast.”

OK, this may be something of an exaggeration, but as Donovan can attest to when he gets back online after this week’s climb, you do have to pace yourself, drink more water than usual, and keep your head on straight even as you battle the inevitable affects of the altitude.

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