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January 23, 2019
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Some great things I have learned on my way up are Top tips For Team Twende
This is probably my last Kiliblog post. I’m happy to make room for the adventures of Team Twende and
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January 23, 2019
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January 23, 2019
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Some nice advice for the heroes of Team Twende
If you have mountain gear, outdoor gear, outdoor clothes you are not using any more and you are a couple
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December 13, 2018
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December 13, 2018
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Texts from Jan
As Jan is walking down the mountain, some of his messages from early on came through. Here they are… We
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December 9, 2018
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December 9, 2018
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Weaver birds
(Post from yesterday – pre climb) When i filmed these cheerful birds right outside my room I did not know
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December 5, 2018
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December 5, 2018
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All packed & ready to go
Not sure if ill be able to sleep tonight… Leaving on a jet plane from John Denver is playing in
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December 4, 2018
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December 4, 2018
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Breakfast of champions
Starting up the malaria pills.
December 1, 2018
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December 1, 2018
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Taking care of the basics
Walking around made my feet and nails suffer so Cindy took professional care of them before going Kili. I’m ticklish,
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November 26, 2018
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November 26, 2018
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Yep I’m mean
I admit it’s mean, a little bit mean – but it is fun, a lot of fun. When doing my
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November 16, 2018
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November 16, 2018
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Nice equipment upgrade
I found these in Decathlon – basically an insulating layer to protect the tube from the drinking bladder against frost
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November 12, 2018
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November 12, 2018
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Cynthia and I took part in a 24 hr cycling marathon sponsoring cancer research. Good training for Kilimanjaro
We took an early shift this morning in the 24 hours cycling marathon for ” Kom op tegen kanker
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November 12, 2018
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November 12, 2018
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Real quiet in the gym tonight
Next time I should think about closing my mouth when I’m filming myself…
November 1, 2018
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November 1, 2018
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Happy Halloween Ascendersssssss
Celebrating Halloween in Durbuy, the smallest and coziest city of Belgium. #Learningonthewayup #Ascenders
October 29, 2018
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October 29, 2018
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Walked 37 Km this weekend
I walked to our neighbors, this weekend, they used to live next doors (obviously) but moved away 25 km. We
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October 23, 2018
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October 23, 2018
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No need for Alps – a short training can be anywhere. If it’s mountain-like and has a cross on top, it counts.
Stairs of the Sacré Coeur, Paris
October 15, 2018
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October 15, 2018
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The winners of the second drawing of my Flight raffle
So far this fundraising thing has really been amazing. I had some really heartwarming reactions when I told people about
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October 15, 2018
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October 15, 2018
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Hi Everybody
Hi everybody, Welcome to my blog about the Autovista Ascenders, including me, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in early December 2018. Here,
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