Thoughts on Hiking on Kili. 1 of 5: Mantras save lives.

Hiking for several hours at high altitudes each day with steep degrees, and walls of 2’ steps reduced the light conversations among a team of hikers. I spent the time just breathing and getting one foot properly placed before another. Casey Carr-Jones asked me to get myself a hiking mantra. I’m so thankful she did. Taize chants come off the breath so naturally in meter with the footwork as do also the songs of Ana Hernandez. Without them I’d never have gotten past the third day.