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All packed and ready to go
All the climbers zipped up their bags and heading to the airmlport early morning. Mixed feeling among the group mostly excitement and curiousity. I will be flying from Dubai and meeting the team in Doha for the connecting flight.
3 Schools That Made it Happen
Through hard work and perseverance in setting up school events to collect donations from students and staff, Qatar Academy, Al-Jazeera Academy and Qatar International School students have managed to raise the minimum of QR50,000 each. Their events ranged from Bake Sales, Festivals and Selling of Palestinian themed bracelets in support of the Elevate to Educate cause. Working closely with @d3nizy, a fellow climber, these three schools have done an outstanding job at supporting their fellow brothers and sisters in gaining access to education in Palestine. Well done to you all.
Elevate 2 Educate Sponsors
I am proud to announce the companies that are supporting us. 100% of the sponsorship went to Reach Out To Asia to improve the quality of education in Gaza. Every donation is highly appreciated and could be made online thru https://www.justgiving.com/teams/elevate2educate
Title Sponsor:
El Jaish Sports Club
Platinum Sponsor:
Qatar Financial Centre
Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum
Gold Sponsors:
Qatar National Bank
Zidans Real Estate
Qatar Academy
Qatar International School
Al Jazeera Academy
Elevate 2 Educate
On the 2nd of October, I will be heading again to Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa with a group of 12 Qataris.
The team has been fundraising for the past 2 months to improve the quality of education in Gaza in association with ROTA.
Elevate 2 Educate
Resting at Camp 2
Arabs With Altitude descended the Lhotse Face this morning and are now resting comfortably at Camp 2. The team reports being in high spirits after yesterday’s summit.
Tomorrow morning the team will walk down to Base Camp and, weather permitting, take a helicopter to Kathmandu.
After two months on the mountain, everyone is looking forward to a hot shower, warm bed, and getting back to sea level!
-Adam Sobel from Base Camp
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All climbers, guides, and Sherpa have returned safely to their tents at the South Col. It was a grueling day of climbing, and the team is now resting, hydrating, and recuperating.
They will spend the night at the South Col, sleeping on oxygen. Tomorrow they’ll head to Camp 2.
It was an historic day that all of us at Base Camp are celebrating. We look forward to reuniting with the team in the next couple days.
Thanks again for your support!
-Adam Sobel from Base Camp
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