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JBL climbs the Seven Summits for kids: photos
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"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.( E k' m$ h/ t" P; ^% h5 @
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JBL stands tall at 15,500 feet, getting closer to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.% o+ |' n9 X6 Q% b
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One of the former WWE Champion's favorite snacks during a climb is Jim Ross' beef jerky.; M) E [" A9 |* W+ L
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A, i/ j0 y/ F6 Q& NJBL and his crew rest 15,000 feet up the mountain.
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/ K, g V1 v @; G9 X! E# b k5 NKilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the continent of Africa.4 [, r6 C) k: {* k
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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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Mt. Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, is 18,500 feet tall.; }$ S$ i5 _" w3 _- q" S
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# n8 P+ N* `" l* q* V& o"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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. R* a/ t' c {0 J6 c7 O ~JBL battled with frostbite and hypoxia during the climb.
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"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., r- B( `* K% [3 N% Y5 {
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"We all have mountains to climb, mine ahead of me were just literal," he said.& {$ O; }+ W1 n: T0 O
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The former World Champion is hoping to plant a WWE flag on each continent's highest summit.
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"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."
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0 ?% i$ H! O: w, @. P. s"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.+ I0 V4 Z* U+ A% M& i0 z
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"First day of snow climbing was AWESOME! ‪#sevensummitsforkids" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.* l3 L1 R' r9 o3 g2 x' w
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"Base camp first climb over! ‪#sevensummitsforkids" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.9 r$ L j! Y6 S( S" \; P
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# J6 u* a4 D7 x2 d# ]JBL snaps a photo seven hours into his latest climb.' p8 N! ~/ S _9 n! K
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The loose rocks made this climb very dangerous for JBL and his group.3 o# H) Q# K* [4 L
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' d* @! q) _) e) `* H BJBL took a fall while climbing. You can see one of the scrapes he received behind his glasses.9 }, e" D" n3 C" p. Z" ?7 h
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This is where JBL and his group will set up base camp before attempting to climb Mt. Elbrus.
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JBL displays the WWE flag he'll put at the top of Mt. Elbrus.
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# S1 a8 \2 |( t, JJBL begins his first day of climbing, getting acclimatized to the altitude.
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JBL's guide on his first climb.7 n) [+ _! A* j
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, J5 S' u% c" ~ p) H4 W$ pJBL uses duct tape to protect his blisters during his first day of climbing.
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6 @- l# t2 {0 A5 g1 X"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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8 X! u% l5 y, Y- q r& K. O"Getting some lamb cooked for us in the mountains, first climb tomorrow!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter. ‪‬0 ]- L1 x4 W' h
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JBL poses with a daVinci painting.9 N+ @2 F0 }* X: O5 U& r6 Y
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JBL at St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
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9 g0 M& e$ J R# b3 z"I fully expected a Wrestling God welcome at the Kremlin - but this is almost overboard with the flowers!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.. _" D% b5 u3 } X
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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.* p# W/ l0 o4 w- s- y @2 i0 y
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2 ]/ G/ Z7 A% D"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.
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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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