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The challenge

Starting on the 15th of July, I'll be attempting to walk the entirety of the Pennine Way in 10 days, in aid of the Nepal Leprosy Trust.

The Pennine Way is a 276 mile route from Derbyshire to Scotland. It is widely regarded as one of the most challenging long distance trails in the UK, crossing moors, mountain ranges and bogs - a wild and rugged route.

Most walkers complete it in around 18 or 19 days, so trying to do it in 10 is going to hurt a lot! It will involve over a marathon's worth of distance, day after day, complete with a pack and a good few thousand feet of ascent thrown in. To top it off, I'm hoping to avoid B&Bs by “sleeping out” wherever I can find suitable shelter, with a roll matt and bivvy bag. At least it will help me be off early in the mornings...!

The need

I really hope that you'll appreciate how difficult this challenge will be, and dig deep for a very worthwhile cause: The Nepal Leprosy Trust.

It performs much needed work for people in desperate situations. When I visited its leprosy hospital in southern Nepal seven years ago, I saw for myself the damage that leprosy can do when untreated. But I also saw the good that NLT does, treating as many (and more) people than its resources can stretch to, working hard in the rural communities where ancient stigma still surrounds leprosy sufferers.

It is an organisation which would deeply appreciate your support. Right now NLT is in need of new surgical equipment. You could be the good people who help patients in Nepal receive the treatment they need to change their lives.

So please click that big inviting "Donate Now" button just below. It really is quick and easy to do - don't hold back, be generous!


Thanks so much for your time,

Alan


More info:

My friend Tom Bradley, a professional photographer, has spent time with the Nepal Leprosy Trust documenting their work. To see his photos and to read more about leprosy, please visit http://www.tom-bradley.com and click the link on the left, "Leprosy Eliminated? Nepal".

The following page on NLT's website, http://www.nlt.org.uk/page.php?name=Leprosy, gives an insight into living with leprosy, the worldwide situation and idea of "the gift of pain".

 

Well done lad, have some of my hard earned dole money!! Donation by Clarke on 14/09/10

 
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Huge congrats - whatever next........Love John, Joanna, Josh, Mei and Henry xx Donation by John Wong on 03/09/10

 
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Well done Alan - a great achievement- i hope it was also fun at times! The Hogans. Donation by Juliet Kingsmill on 25/08/10

 
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Well done Alan. We hope you can get much more!!! Donation by Mayte Sánchez on 19/08/10

 
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I do this kind of stuff for breakfast mate. Donation by John Rams-men on 12/08/10

 
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yeah Donation by Mattie Gethin on 10/08/10

 
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keeping kendal mint cake in business. Donation by anomynous on 05/08/10

 
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Not a bad showing squire. Not as impressive as a bottle of Tanqueray in an afternoon though. Weekend? Donation by Micky D on 03/08/10

 
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Well done mate, pretty impressive! Donation by Andrew Bulman on 30/07/10

 
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incredibloke achievement beverlad. chap Donation by Matt Dankis on 28/07/10

 
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Lad...next time run it Donation by Tim Barlow on 26/07/10

 
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AMAZING! Well done! Donation by Charlotte Edmondson on 26/07/10

 
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Hope it all ran smoothly, personally I'd have done it in 5days, but good effort all the same :) x Donation by natasha wilkinson on 26/07/10

 
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Very commendable... Hope you finish okay x Donation by Poppy Redman on 24/07/10

 
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Hope your ridiculously long legs are making the cut for your 10 day target. Good luck! Donation by Ilona Bayliss on 24/07/10

 
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Walking? You should be running!!! xxx Donation by Lucy Fisher on 23/07/10

 
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267miles? Not impressive! But 3 dead sheep as you leave the shack after your first night? Very impressive! Membership. Donation by Simon Beverly on 22/07/10

 
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Good lad xox Donation by Marie-Louise Henham on 20/07/10

 
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Good Luck! Love DCOB. Donation by Becca Jones on 19/07/10

 
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All the best from Yukie, James and Jonathan. Very looking forward to seeing you when your are back! Donation by Yukie Marler on 19/07/10

 
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Lad. Looks like you've finally found yourself. Enjoy : ) Donation by Richard Lebon on 16/07/10

 
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