YPAS staff member Alex climbs Mount. Kilimanjaro

June 13, 2019

Alex Hartley, who is a Support Services staff member at YPAS, made the once in a life time trip to Tanzania to conquer Kilimanjaro.

Kilimanjaro is Africa’s tallest mountain, and the tallest free standing mountain in the world, standing at over 5800m. Alex and her partner Lee were fundraising for YPAS, CALM and the Communities for Africa.

Alex added:
It was an absolutely amazing experience and I absolutely loved every minute of the trip. The mountain, the scenery, the views and the people were all wonderful. A once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget!

A huge THANK YOU from YPAS to them both for fund raising for us.

We are all really proud of you, What an Achievement!!

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