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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Each year we participate in a few charity events like the Race For Life (5km run), Pedal For Scotland (cycle 55miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh) or the Moonwalk (half marathon walk). However, this year, due to our challenge of climbing all the Munros (283 mountains in Scotland over 3000ft), neither of us have so far been able to take part in any such events, but we would still like to do something for charity. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We started our Munro bagging on <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">6 November 2010</strong> and are currently on target to complete our final mountain on <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1 October 2011</strong>. It has been a tremendous “once in a lifetime” experience, but has also proved to be particularly tough, as the weather conditions have been far from favourable. We have been keeping a blog of our adventure and if you want to see exactly what we have been doing check out our website at </span><a href="http://www.scotlandinview.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">www.scotlandinview.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">By the time we’ve climbed our 283<sup>rd</sup> Munro we will have:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">climbed a total of <strong>170,500 m</strong> – equivalent to over <strong>19 ascents of Everest</strong> from sea-level</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We thought it would be fitting, therefore, to climb our last Munro in aid of charity and have chosen Cancer Research – a charity that means a great deal to us, and one that we have supported for many years. We would like to raise as much as possible and a sum that reflects our year-long challenge, and so would be really grateful if you would be kind enough to sponsor us. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Your support and generosity is very much appreciated. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">With kindest regards,</span></p>
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