Johannesburg - Even though the travel bans necessitated by the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus have rained on many a parade, they have not dampened the spirits of two hikers who should have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro last month, on Mandela Day.
With the peaks of Russia and Everest already in the bag, Elsdon was returning to Kilimanjaro - Africa’s highest mountain - for the third time, had this year’s climb not been affected by Covid-19.Elsdon climbed Kilimanjaro alongside former public protector Professor Thuli Madonsela last year after she was asked by expedition head Sibusiso Vilane to chaperone Madonsela.
She says that what Madonsela brought to the table was a key ingredient - a strong mind. Other than Madonsela, Elsdon has hiked with fitness trainer Letshego Zulu and her late husband, Gugu, who died in July 2016 after trying to summit Kilimanjaro.Elsdon says she has made lifelong friends on almost every hiking trip she’s been a part of, not just on Kilimanjaro. “These are people I would ordinarily not have met,” she says.
“The Westcliff Stairs are very efficient! Being Joburg-based, I used them a lot in my training and will continue to.”“I think we all took it hard. Gugu was loved across the board - what was of great comfort to me and others who knew and loved him was that he was doing what he loved. The way he lived his life continues to be an inspiration.
Her fitness regimen hasn’t changed drastically, though: “With mountain climbing, I think nothing really changes. Maintaining a healthy state of mind is imperative.
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