Reaching Beyond the Clouds

January Update: Sorry I have not posted more updates but I have been flying back and forth to Alaska dog sled training and now racing. You can follow me by going to the Iditarod Blog where I am posting pictures and updates.

September Update: I had a great time training with Lance Mackey at his Comeback Kennel nears Fairbanks, Alaska. The work is hard, but I love the dogs. I am very much looking forward to the up-coming months of training and dog sled racing.

August Update: The book is out in paperback and eBook formats! Just like climbing Mt. Everest, I never thought I would write a book: Dreams do come true! Now it’s time to focus on promoting my book, teaching at CSUF,  and training for my next rare disease awareness event – The Iditarod!

July Update: Went on a short vacation and summited Mt. Shasta (14,179 ft) on July 27th. 

June Update: Yea! The book is done and in for publishing. It should be ready for release in July.

May Update: I have been working day and night to get my book ready for release. Aside from actually writing my book, there must be hundreds of other details!  

April Update: Checking on an amazing opportunity for Rare Disease Awareness 2012! It’s going to be Leap Year, so I have to do something really special and it’s pretty hard to find something to top summiting Mt. Everest. I can’t say what it is yet – I’m waiting for “approval” to get things mushing.

February Update: My husband and I went to Roatan for a diving vacation and I got some great underwater photos withboth the NORD Banner and the Vasculitis Banner. Check my Photo Gallery on Feb. 28th for the NORD picture (very cute) and I will post the Vasculitis Foundation picture in May for Vasculitis Awareness Month.

November Update: After months of medical treatments and related therapies, I had to cancel my Mt. Aconcagua climb scheduled for next month. I was planning on getting pictures of me on the summit withboth the NORD and Vasculitis Foundation Banners to be used for Rare Disease Day in February and Vasculitis Awareness Month in May.

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I had not been home from Mt. Everest for a week when my husband came to me and asked about climbing Mt. Aconcagua in December. At that time my brain was still trying to process what I went through to summit Everest. After a week or so I was more recovered and able to look ahead to another big mountain climb. The result: We leave December 19th for Argentina and our second attempt to summit Mt. Aconcagua. Maybe this time the weather will be better and I will not break any more bones.

We will be climbing with Mountain Trip.

What Wind!?! Camp 2 (Helicopter Camp) about 18,000 ft. Mt. Aconcagua, January 2008