jasonflahertymountainportrait — My Name is Jason

I’m 35 years old and I’m going to climb a mountain.

I’ve always wanted to climb a mountain and I figure right now in my life is the perfect time to do it.

My plan is to train and prepare over the next 160 days and on the week of my 36th birthday, i’ll climb my first mountain.

I am blogging my journey to keep a record for myself and share it with any of you who want to follow along with my journey.

I’ll share my training, gear, plans and do weekly vlogs (videos) explaining things in further detail. Please leave comments, ask questions and share encouragement if you want.

I made my decision last week, picked my mountain and started training doing cardio to get my body used to exercising again. I’ll be picking individual topics to discuss on future blog posts, but to end today, let me introduce you to my mountain.

Mountain Stats
Name: Mount of the Holy Cross
Location: Colorado, USA. 39°28'05.5"N 106°28'47.1"W
Elevation: 14,005 feet
Trail Length: 12 miles
Total Elevation Gain: 5,600 feet
Difficulty: Class 2
Exposure Risk: 2/6