{"id":4662,"date":"2013-12-12T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/dev-mag\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2014-06-06T14:32:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T18:32:31","slug":"true-blue-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2013\/12\/12\/true-blue-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"True Blue Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alumnus Takes Georgia Southern to New Heights<\/h4>\n

\"Kilimanjaro\"<\/p>\n

When alumnus Chris Bostain (\u201902) set a goal of climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, he wanted to bring along a special token to ensure his climb to the top was unique.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why he decided to embark on his six day, 37 mile climb at 19,039 feet above sea level with a Georgia Southern flag in tow.<\/p>\n

Bostain traveled to Africa with fellow Georgia Southern alumnus Trey Yearwood (\u201901), who also wanted to take an adventure trip that was on a \u201cbucket list level and very challenging,\u201d Bostain added. And although difficult, the climb was rewarding and humbling, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter completing the climb, I felt very humbled, lucky and drained. I felt lucky I was not as affected as others with illness so that I could make this journey and reach the summit,\u201d he said. Bostain braved freezing temperatures, nausea, 25-mph winds and other adversities to make it to the top.\u00a0– Crissie Elrick<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here to see more photos of Bostain’s trip.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alumnus Takes Georgia Southern to New Heights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[42],"class_list":["post-4662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-fall-2013"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t