Hello!  In November 2010 I head to the forests of Cameroon for 3 months voluntary work at Ape Action Africa's sanctuary for gorillas and chimpanzees. Check out the short video attached here to see this charity's work in the conservation of endangered primates.

In order to raise as much money as possible to donate to AAA's work, I have concocted a 'challenge' for myself to undertake as a sponsored event whilst I am here in the Canadian Rockies. It's kind of a triathlon over three days involving hiking 44km, cycling 60km and kayaking 20km - see the map for the route and the description below for details.

It is going to be a tough three days, covering alot of (steep) ground, with bears and moose and mosquitos chasing me along the way.....maybe it will snow!

So, please sponsor me if you can; any and all donations are greatly appreciated and will be put to important use in Cameroon by Ape Action Africa.

Thank you

Kate

:-)

 

Day One - Hike 22km along the Skyline Trail, from Jasper town to Curator campsite up on the Maligne mountain range. Total elevation gain of 820m, to a maximum elevation of 2510m (8,200ft).

Day Two - Hike 22km along the remainder of the Skyline Trail to Maligne Lake. From there, pick up mountain bike and cycle 40km down the mountain lake road to Maligne Canyon Hostel.

Day Three - Cycle 20km up the Athabasca river trail to the start point for rafting and kayaking. Take a raft or kayak (tbc) 20km down the river back to Jasper town. Finally, cycle home to bed!  

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