Ex-Modestan will reach top of Kilimanjaro at 10 p.m. Tuesday

Julian Torres, 27, who graduated from Johansen High in 2006, lost both legs when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan. He is in the process of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and is expected to summit on Veterans Day or sometime around 10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Timothy Medvetz TIMOTHY MEDVETZ@TheHeroesProject

Former Modestan Julian Torres, who lost parts of both legs to an explosion in Afghanistan in 2010, will summit Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro at 10 p.m. Tuesday.

The 27-year-old retired Marine sergeant who grew up in Modesto and graduated from Johansen High in 2006, is using his prosthetic legs to make the climb, which began Nov. 3 with plans to plant a flag atop the 19,341-foot mountain on Veterans Day through a non-profit called The Heroes Project. Kilimanjaro is 13 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.

The team has made it to camp 4! Torres, what took you so long!? @UltKilimanjaro pic.twitter.com/AO4PWR5qbT
— The Heroes Project (@HeroesProjectUS) November 10, 2015

The team is on their way to camp 4! Check out this photo of USMC Sgt. Julian Torres leading them there! pic.twitter.com/GQBn0GfY4k
— The Heroes Project (@HeroesProjectUS) November 9, 2015

You can follow his progress and the moment he reaches the summit by visiting www.facebook.com/theheroesproject while more information is available on twitter.com/HeroesProjectUS and instagram.com/theheroesproject

This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 2:32 PM with the headline "Ex-Modestan will reach top of Kilimanjaro at 10 p.m. Tuesday."

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