Getting nervous...

With under 6 weeks to go... the nerves are very much kicking it.

But I have all my lovely gear to console me. I freaking love buying new stuff. I already have a 60L+10 Vango Backpack, (which I adore) and will be perfect for the climb. I modified my 20L day pack last night, it had a thingy for your earphones, but I ripped that out and made the hole a tad bigger so I can fit a platypus hydration tube through. It encourages you to sip water all day, rather than big gulps every now and then.
Then I have my amazing boots, all I need for those are some extra socks.

I was looking up all those snazzy North Face and other branded summit jackets and pants, and I nearly fell over looking at the prices of them, like if I was to kit myself out in the branded gear, it honestly would not stop at 700euro... and that's just a jacket and pants... nothing else :-/

My wonderful Aussie bootcamp buddy, Kimmy, had sent me photos of her and her husbands Kili climb and I quizzed her on it, and then it occurred to me... I have a full set of Ski gear. So I asked her about it, and she told me she did the whole climb in her ski gear! I was so happy when I heard that, cause I was genuinely worried I would have to shell out some serious dosh for the summit gear! So I'll be wearing my ski pants and jacket on the summit, and some thermals and under layers and I'm sorted!

Im trying to get in a few long walks to help break-in my boots, it'll help avoid the life threatening... blister!! dun dun dun!

I have a list in my diary of all the gear that I do need, and I get such satisfaction when I get to check each one off... my purse, however, is not enjoying that part! But they print new money everyday, can't print memories like these :)

I'll stick up another post with pictures of some of my gear and my tricked out day pack when I pick up my platypus!