NFL coach to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro



Former Titans' coach Jeff Fisher
 likes tackling outdoor challenges.


Once you've coached in the NFL - and specifically the Tennessee Titans - I guess you can tackle anything.

Or at least that's what Jeff Fisher, who a few weeks ago parted company with the Titans after a long coaching stint in Tennessee, appears to be thinking because in retirement - short lived I'm sure - Fisher has decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.

Hey, if you can coach moody Vince Young, climbing one of the world's tallest and most challengingg mountains should be a breeze for Fisher, one of the most likable coaches in the NFL who has always spent his off season doing outdoor things like this.

Fisher is joining two former NFL players and four injured U.S. service members - they were wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq - to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

“It’s like anything else in life,” Fisher told media outlets this week. “You approach it with the expectation of completing it, but the reality is not everybody does. My understanding is 20,000 people try it every year and maybe 11,000 or 12,000 people finish. I plan on making it (to the summit), but it’s hard to predict.”

Recently, TraveLife magazine contributor Mark Scissons completed the climb to the top of  Mount Kilimanjaro, also known as Seventh Heaven, and his report on the experience will be published in the July issue of Canada's most popular travel magazine. I'll let you know when it appears.