Cybercasts

Patterson, Palmer, and Proudfoot family trip begins!

Posted on January 27, 2020

Hello Everyone,

The entire team is now in country here in Tanzania, though we are still awaiting the Proudfoot family to arrive to the hotel. They had some flight delays but will be here soon! Tomorrow we head to the mountain and begin our journey up to the top of Africa!

I will be reporting in here each day so stay tuned for this great family vacation!

Thanks for following along,

Ben Jones

Team: Stay Hard is back to Arusha

Posted on January 20, 2020

Hello Everyone,

We had our last hike off of the mountain today down to Mweka Gate where we get picked up. It was a nice 3 hour hike down through the forest and we were lucky enough not to have any rain. After a celebration at the gate, including some song and dance, we had lunch, said thanks to our incredible Tanzanian staff and then departed for Arusha. We are now checked into the hotel and will meet up this evening for a celebratory dinner. We had a very successful trip and a very fun group this week and tomorrow most of them will head out on a Safari.

Thanks for following along!

Ben Jones

Audio Post

Posted on January 19, 2020

Audio Post

Posted on January 18, 2020

Audio Post

Posted on January 18, 2020

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Alpine Ascents provides family and friends the opportunity to follow our climbs as they proceed. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, we receive regular audio dispatches from the climbers and post them on our website. Not only does one feel the excitement of watching a team as it moves up the mountain, the archived cybercasts provide an excellent resource and learning tool when researching expeditions. Enjoy the show!

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