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1. My Story
2. Why Hike Kilimanjaro
3. First Conditioning Hike – April 23 – 17.5 miles
4. My Parents – My Inspiration
5. Conditioning Hike – Walker’s Knob and Greybeard Falls – May 5
6. Figuring Out I Have Parkinson’s Disease
7. Conditioning Hike Waterrock Knob and More – May 7
8. Retiring From my Career at Blue Ridge Plastic Surgery
9. Shopping and Two More Hikes – May 21
10. Conditioning Hike to Tennet Mountain – June 2
11. Three More Conditioning Hikes – June 14
12. Rain, Packing and More Hikes – June 18-30
13. Conditioning Hikes to Buck Spring Trail and Bridges Camp Gap Trail – July 8
14. A Reflection on Greybeard Overlook and Big East Fork River Trails – July 14
15. Seven Days and Six Hikes with Bob and Joanne – July 23
16. Last Entry Before I Leave for Africa – July 28
17. The Flight to Africa – August 1
18. Check-in With Team Fox for the Climb – August 7
19. I Did It- Made It to the Summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro – August 14
20. Jet Lag! – August 23
21. The Beginning of the Trek – August 7
22. Day 2 – Through the Temple of Cairns – August 10
23. Shira Camp II to Barranco Camp – August 11
24. The Barranco Wall – August 12
25. The Summit of Kilimanjaro – August 14
26. Part 2 – The Descent – August 14
27. The Final Leg – August 15
28. Update on Life after Kilimanjaro
29. The Michael J Fox Foundation MVP Awards Gala
30. One Year Later
31. Reset for 2025
32. A Dream come True
33. MY STORY PART #2
34. Preparation Starts for the next Challenge
35. What’s Driving Me to take on Guatemala
36. SEPTEMBER 18, 1955
37. Intensive Hiking before the Volcanoes
38. The Guatemala Challenge Begins
39. Climbing Acatenango Volcano
40. Climbing Mt. Atilan

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Acatenango Volcano

39. Acatenango

Author Lucretia PintacudaPosted on December 3, 2025December 7, 2025Categories Parkinson's Disease, The Climb, Three Volcanoes in GuatemalaTags #acatenangovolcano, #guatemalavolcanoes, #parkinson'sdisease, healthfulliving, michaeljfoxfoundation2 Comments on Acatenango Volcano

The Guatemala Volcano Challenge

37. Intensive Hiking before the Volcanoes

Author Lucretia PintacudaPosted on October 17, 2025December 3, 2025Categories Parkinson's Disease, The Climb, Three Volcanoes in GuatemalaTags #parkinson'sdisease, healthfulliving, michaeljfoxfoundation4 Comments on The Guatemala Volcano Challenge

Home
1. My Story
2. Why Hike Kilimanjaro
3. First Conditioning Hike – April 23 – 17.5 miles
4. My Parents – My Inspiration
5. Conditioning Hike – Walker’s Knob and Greybeard Falls – May 5
6. Figuring Out I Have Parkinson’s Disease
7. Conditioning Hike Waterrock Knob and More – May 7
8. Retiring From my Career at Blue Ridge Plastic Surgery
9. Shopping and Two More Hikes – May 21
10. Conditioning Hike to Tennet Mountain – June 2
11. Three More Conditioning Hikes – June 14
12. Rain, Packing and More Hikes – June 18-30
13. Conditioning Hikes to Buck Spring Trail and Bridges Camp Gap Trail – July 8
14. A Reflection on Greybeard Overlook and Big East Fork River Trails – July 14
15. Seven Days and Six Hikes with Bob and Joanne – July 23
16. Last Entry Before I Leave for Africa – July 28
17. The Flight to Africa – August 1
18. Check-in With Team Fox for the Climb – August 7
19. I Did It- Made It to the Summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro – August 14
20. Jet Lag! – August 23
21. The Beginning of the Trek – August 7
22. Day 2 – Through the Temple of Cairns – August 10
23. Shira Camp II to Barranco Camp – August 11
24. The Barranco Wall – August 12
25. The Summit of Kilimanjaro – August 14
26. Part 2 – The Descent – August 14
27. The Final Leg – August 15
28. Update on Life after Kilimanjaro
29. The Michael J Fox Foundation MVP Awards Gala
30. One Year Later
31. Reset for 2025
32. A Dream come True
33. MY STORY PART #2
34. Preparation Starts for the next Challenge
35. What’s Driving Me to take on Guatemala
36. SEPTEMBER 18, 1955
37. Intensive Hiking before the Volcanoes
38. The Guatemala Challenge Begins
39. Climbing Acatenango Volcano
40. Climbing Mt. Atilan

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