Timberlake Upset About Missing Kilimanjaro Trek
By WENNMonday, March 15, 2010
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is “bummed” work commitments kept him from scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in January (10) - because he was looking forward to the trek.
Timberlake and rapper Kenna came up with the idea of a celebrity trek up the African peak last year (09), and set about recruiting stars for the challenge.
But coordinating everybody’s schedules proved difficult - and the SexyBack singer pulled out of the charity mission to film upcoming movie The Social Network.
He kept up with the team’s progress daily - and is proud of pal Kenna, girlfriend Jessica Biel and the other celebrities’ efforts to reach the top of the peak.
He tells MTV.com, “I was getting sort of a texting diary from day to day. And the one thing I heard was the hardest part was the last day because not only were they climbing from 16,000 to 19,000 feet, but that extra 3,000 was really brutal, because of the altitude.
“I heard from all of them that the last 3,000 feet, every breath counted. Every single time you could conserve oxygen, you could feel it. It really counted. … I’m in awe that they did it. I’m really impressed.
“I was bummed that I wasn’t able to do it, because I thought it would be a cool thing to do. Maybe one day I will. But it’s really an inspiring idea and an inspiring task, and I was very proud of everyone who was involved with it. It says a lot about all the people who were involved in the climb, that they were sort of willing to put themselves out there.”
