Having completed a number of runs for STEPS, I was looking for my next challenge.

As I reach my 40th year on this planet, I've been thinking about ways I can raise funds for STEPS. There are no other bigger tasks than climbing Kilimanjaro and running the London Marathon.

STEPS is a small charity for conditions that are so common. It's helped us personally and I want to repay them by raising as much as I can.

It's a difficult challenge, apparently only 50% make it right to the peak, mainly due to the altitude sickness. There's a lot of preparation with building stamina, all the long distance training, getting all the equipment, as well as being away from my family whilst I'm there, that in itself I will find extremely hard.

So surely this is worth a few pounds in donation, to a charity that is not only personal to us, but also helpful and supportive to thousands of other parents every year. I can't say how important they were to us when we found out about Will's condition. They will be to others.

For more details about the campaign, view my main fundraising website at www.climbsteps.co.uk