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JBL climbs the Seven Summits for kids: photos/ l) F" e* u% K N2 l
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% B: A7 q# _" T$ e# o"13 1/2 hour day. Beyond tired. I planted a @wwe flag at the top of Africa! All to help kids!" - from @JCLayfield on Twitter after reaching the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro.' t: J* p9 W. \, S5 J% t! y
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JBL stands tall at 15,500 feet, getting closer to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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/ k/ n+ R* ?! b. |6 S% u4 KOne of the former WWE Champion's favorite snacks during a climb is Jim Ross' beef jerky.* ~& y0 o1 ^1 H# Y0 T4 F
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JBL and his crew rest 15,000 feet up the mountain.( L# S% C; b) o7 v) J
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# L3 m5 { R# v4 qKilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the continent of Africa.
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JBL made it 1,000 feet away from the summit of Mt. Elbrus before a storm forced his crew back down the mountain.
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9 y( `# O" O& L$ L9 S' M: e% mMt. Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, is 18,500 feet tall.
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"I wanted to raise money for the kids I work with daily in Bermuda, I wanted to plant a WWE flag on the summit and I wanted to not die. I accomplished two out of the three," he said after the climb.
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JBL battled with frostbite and hypoxia during the climb.
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2 R$ Q" a8 j6 y3 d1 Z8 [' w8 ]"We tell our kids daily that everyone has problems, it’s what you do with what you have that matters," JBL said, describing what he hopes to accomplish with the climbs.$ e9 {* ^6 k% J( f- K- d, O
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3 \6 e/ b- U$ i6 @7 [. W, O. I"We all have mountains to climb, mine ahead of me were just literal," he said.
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0 M' W H+ W" r2 N6 CThe former World Champion is hoping to plant a WWE flag on each continent's highest summit.
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' p% Z D1 }; }* ~! h( V1 p! S' d. X"My lips bled badly this morning (from exposure) as I tried to brush my teeth and my blisters are so bad I can’t wear shoes," JBL said. "I just had the wildest week of my life and loved every second of it."% b0 l! g( J3 x1 ~0 C4 o! N
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"The one thing I miss about being in WWE was the banter and camaraderie; it was very welcome to have such a great crew to climb with," JBL said.
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"First day of snow climbing was AWESOME! ‪#sevensummitsforkids" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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' W" k; m2 O* Y! U9 t* m: t0 ~3 P"Base camp first climb over! ‪#sevensummitsforkids" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.2 h' u5 M. w& Y# }
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The loose rocks made this climb very dangerous for JBL and his group.+ d) O- K& u( Q X4 G+ a
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JBL took a fall while climbing. You can see one of the scrapes he received behind his glasses.
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JBL displays the WWE flag he'll put at the top of Mt. Elbrus.
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( g! M+ V: d/ h1 [) XJBL begins his first day of climbing, getting acclimatized to the altitude.4 ?! M) X) D8 v- y* T. X" ?' m* R
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JBL's guide on his first climb.
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JBL uses duct tape to protect his blisters during his first day of climbing.* D! q3 U! ]6 e; l* ~8 X5 J2 |
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q4 L/ \: A& N"I got this to climb over next week, forget Raw 1,000. Gotta live through this first. Then u can ask if I am coming back!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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6 O( F# e! p- N& g8 S7 x"Getting some lamb cooked for us in the mountains, first climb tomorrow!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter. ‪‬
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JBL poses with a daVinci painting." p$ A! D/ V% \& I
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JBL at St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
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% b: L* `7 T e, ], t$ ?"I fully expected a Wrestling God welcome at the Kremlin - but this is almost overboard with the flowers!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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" h' X' R- C' V8 Q5 FThanks to @the_ironsheik for not humbling me! And @howardfinkel @wwe for taking pic with me at Kremlin in Moscow!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.( g4 W% C; G- j6 _9 _4 m8 {9 Y
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"Hey @Play_Rugby_USA representing NYC Rugby with ur shirt inside the Kremlin in front of worlds biggest cannon!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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+ E: {$ ?2 z0 q( l3 ~* w"Had time for a little waltz outside Hermitage in St. Petersburg. With Brisco Bros shirt representing!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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"Russia military exercise and got a couple of pretty young ladies to carry @WWE flag! ‪#sevensummitsforkids‬" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.( c3 ~# E, L( R
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% v# E* t8 {' k0 G"Just had a blast with Boomer & Carton. GREAT guys & fun show. Longtime fan of @7boomeresiason!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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"Presented with Bermuda flag and plaque by Minister for good luck on climbs." from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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"Here's my @wwe flag I'll be taking to the top of the world." from @JCLayfield on Twitter. |
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