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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.
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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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One of the former WWE Champion’s favorite snacks during a climb is Jim Ross’ beef jerky.
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JBL and his crew rest 15,000 feet up the mountain.
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Kilimanjaro 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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Mt. 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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"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.
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"We all have mountains to climb, mine ahead of me were just literal," he said.
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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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"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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"Base camp first climb over! #sevensummitsforkids" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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JBL snaps a photo seven hours into his latest climb.
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JBL snaps a photo seven hours into his latest climb.
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The loose rocks made this climb very dangerous for JBL and his group.
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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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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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JBL begins his first day of climbing, getting acclimatized to the altitude.
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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.
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"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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"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.
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Will JBL need this ushanka during his climb up Mt. Elbrus?
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JBL at St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow.
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"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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Thanks to @the_ironsheik for not humbling me! And @howardfinkel @wwe for taking pic with me at Kremlin in Moscow!" from @JCLayfield on Twitter.
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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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JBL at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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"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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"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.