Everest Base Camp Trek!
£1,077.00 raised of £500.00 target
53 donations
My Target:
£500.00
£1,077.00 raised so far
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My story
Hi All
With the trek now completed we are back home safe and sound. It was a wonderful adventure for us both and pleasurable as well as hard work. Unfortunately the weather wasn't great but we did get some lovely photo's which i will upload as soon as the site is working again.
After our little hiccup with trying to get out of Lukla due to the weather conditions we finally got a helicopter rescue and then made it home 1 week late.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your kind and generous donations to date. Catch up with you all soon. :-)
Ann
Hi All
I am booked to Trek the well known path from Lukla to Everest Base Camp all in pursuit of ‘madness’ and ‘why not’! This said, it is a personal challenge for me and I haven’t done anything like this before but I think I am quite looking forward to it, plus once I get a new hip at some point in the future, who knows if this would be achievable going forwards!
This idea was put in my head by a friend who has already completed it this year and when she mentioned it I thought, ‘why not’! I am doing this trek with my Aunt, a Guide and Sherpa so it will be a fantastic trip and at worst I’m hoping the Sherpa may be able to carry me and leave the bags, if all else fails! J The whole trip is fully funded by myself and my Aunt and we are booked to do this in October 2011, after the summer monsoons and hopefully when the weather is lovely and fresh and the sky is clear.
I have chosen the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS) as my charity of choice as I suffer with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) myself which was diagnosed in 2002 following a bout of food poisoning! As you may imagine I was quite surprised to learn this but over the years and with different treatments I find that nowadays it is fairly under control with only a few problems with walking from time to time, hence the ‘madness’ bit!!! I hope that you will be able to give at least something to my charity of choice and I would like to explain that all donations go to the charity and this is not a charity organised trek. AS is a form of arthritis which generally affects the younger generations and as with all illnesses, it’s not always pleasant!!
Ankylosing means fusing together and spondylitis means inflammation of the bones of the spine (vertebrae). If you have ankylosing spondylitis, the bones in your spine become inflamed at the part where they attach to the tendons, and also at the joints between the bones. Your body then tries to mend the damage by producing new bone. As new bone grows, it can eventually cause them to fuse together. Although it usually starts in the spine, ankylosing spondylitis can affect any of your joints, especially your knees, hips, ankles and shoulders. You can develop ankylosing spondylitis at any time, but it usually starts between the ages of 15 and 35, with the average age being 24. About one in 200 men and one in 500 women in the UK have the condition.
Many thanks to all of you for taking note of this and a special thanks to all of you who have donated to another very worthy charity!
Ann J
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My charity
National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society
Charity Registration No. 272258
NASS is the patient organisation for people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) which is a painful progressive rheumatic disease which mainly affects the spine. We provide advice, support and information for patients and their families and run over 100 local branches in the UK.
Donations 53
An amazing achievement and thank you for taking the time to share it with us.
Donation by Louise Houlton on 04/01/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Alan Brice on 30/12/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Such a fantastic achievement - congratulations.
Donation by Ron Cross on 28/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by JH on 20/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Ann!
Donation by John Chasty on 15/12/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done short stuff, From being vertically challenged you certainly reached the heights. Onwards and upwards to your next challenge x
Donation by Paul Riggs on 15/12/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Wow, what an amazing achievement! No not walking up a couple of 'hills' - wearing your 'viva las vegas' fancy dress to work!
Donation by Dave on 12/12/11
Go for it Jeffers!
Donation by Alan Courtney on 11/11/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
This is an amazing thing you are doing. I hope it's an experience of a lifetime for you. All the very best with it.
Donation by Mark Wilde on 24/10/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
All that effort just to get warmer than being in VH3!. I hope you have a great trip.
Donation by Linda Perry on 20/10/11
You're amazing Ann!! Have a wonderful time xxx
Donation by Henny Moore on 09/10/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck with the walk Ann. I hope it goes well and you enjoy it to the full
Donation by Steven Thomson on 03/10/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Are you doing this in fancy dress?? :-) hope you have your bloomers incase the sherpa has to lift you as it may be cold! Good Luck
Donation by Steve Whyte on 23/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
What do you mean in the pursuit of madness - I thought you were already there! Best of luck, just remember if there are any low points you can do it!!
Donation by Julie Williams on 23/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
I wonder if you'll be given the 'cheap seats' at Base Camp? Good luck!
Donation by Pete Meaton on 12/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck!
Donation by Martin Bicknell on 09/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Amount raised from a cake sale at LV= (VH) 31/8/11. Many thanks to all who donated & for those who helped with the cake making.
Donation by Ann Jefferis on 06/09/11
£75.00
Good luck with the walk; look forward to hearing all about it and hopefully see some photo's when you return.
Donation by Sue Bartlett on 31/08/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck, have fun
Donation by garth Langton on 22/08/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Ann from Jane and Jon x
Donation by Jane Orme on 22/08/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good luck Ann and go girl, show them how it's done.
Donation by Casey Sparkes on 19/08/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Sounds awesome! best of luck Ann - enjoy the view at the top :)
Donation by Deena on 15/08/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Enjoy the dizzy heights, well done
Donation by Donald MacDonald on 02/08/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck with your endeavour Ann.
Donation by Andy Dowding on 02/08/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done you and good luck. Take care and I'll treat you to a discounted coffee soon.
Donation by Graham Hawkins on 27/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£975.00
- Offline donations£100.00
- Text donations£2.00
- Total raised£1,077.00
- Gift Aid£220.00
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