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Because Keith had over trained in the months leading up to the trek, he was injured with Plantar Fasciitis in his foot, which meant he could only do upper body work for three of his training months. “I ended up looking pretty good after that though” he laughs. “The other thing which was a challenge was, on the first night of the Kilimanjaro Challenge I had forgotten to take my altitude medicine and was quite ill. The team was convinced that they’d have to leave me behind and the trip was over before it began. But I was right as rain in the morning and off we went”. Being on top of the world certainly has its perks, both visually and mentally. For everyone that attempts the journey, each person takes home a different memory that will last forever.