Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel to Climb Kilimanjaro for Charity
Posted By Dave |
07. Oct, 2009
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If you had told me when I started this website over a year ago that I would be writing about Justin Timberlake someday, I would have laughed at ya. But, here I am, trying to think about how to include a wardrobe malfunction joke in this post… so I guess the last laugh is on me.
Justin Timberlake, along with Jessica Biel and other entertainers, will join Ethiopian-born pop singer Kenna in an attempt on Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. The group will be climbing to raise money and awareness for the worldwide water crisis.
“This is a basic human necessity that needs to be addressed now,” Biel said in a statement, adding that she’s proud to climb Kilimanjaro with the celebrity team “to help any way I can in order to raise awareness toward the life-threatening clean water crisis happening not only in Africa but around the world.”
Kilimanjaro, while a non-technical trek, is still a serious mountain with very real dangers. At 19,340 feet in height, altitude sickness is just one of the dangers climbers have to worry about, and it was a reaction to altitude sickness medications that thwarted Kenna’s previous summit attempt.
Timberlake described his preparations to GQ.
“I’ve been training four times a week to get my VO2 (oxygen consumption) levels up to expand my lungs,” Timberlake told GQ. “We’ll climb for a week straight, carrying 30 pounds on our backs. It’s going to be intense.”
You can follow the climb and donate to their charity, here: http://www.summitonthesummit.com
That’s hot! (Minus the Jessica Biel part)
It looks as if Justin Timberlake is trying to demonstrate that his and Jessica Biel’s love is strong. I do feel he looked happier with his ex – Cameron Diaz however.
Lucky Justin Timberlake having top seats at last Sunday’s NBA finals. I wanted tickets but it was $400 for even the worst seats.