16th May Update
Martin has pulled out of the summit push on this occasion as he had lost the feeling in his hands due to the cold and was unable to proceed without the risk of frostbite or loss of life.
14th of May update
Martin called in today from camp 2 all is going well, he is tired but feels good, summit push is still on target for 17th of May, he says it is snowing at the moment and very windy, they will be setting out about 5am saturday to move up to camp 3 (11pm friday GMT)
12th May
Martin phoned in today, they are setting off for the summit Thursday 13th May, aiming to reach the summit 17th May.
6th May 2010 Martin has been in concact today by e-mail here is his message
Me and ade have droped down the valley to pherichai where the others are resting. The food is 10 times better than the crap at base camp. we will make our way back up the valley on the 8th, ade me and ade will go to camp 1 on the 11th with our prescent summit day of 17th.
Martin has been up as far as camp 3 and is now down in base camp resting up before the summit push, he is phoning home once a week, or trying too, we are still actively collecting and our good men at the fire station are going to do a few more collection days in Milton Keynes, please dont hand donations to others to pass on as they may not be credited to Martin, you can hand donations and cheques to his wife Dawn at Homespun Crafts, 56 Queensway, Bletchley.
The Expedition has now started we are treking up to base camp where we will start training and moving supplies up to the various camps in readiness to summit, we are hoping to summit on the 23rd May but that could easily change there are a lot of factors to take into account, you can follow my progress on my own site,
We had a great fundraising day in Bletchley Saturday 27th March in total we raised £797.54 a big thank for all the support.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Everest is 8,800m high and I am looking to raise £1 for every meter to boost the Firefighters Charity Funds, I have completed 17 years of service as a retained firefighter based at Broughton Milton Keynes, I have seen first hand of the help and support the Firefighters Charity gives.
You can keep track of my expedition on Everest through my website www.martinoneverest.co.uk were I hope a weekly diary will be updated, I aim to start my trip on 29th March 2010 and return home 7th June 2010 after summiting.
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So please dig deep and donate now.
Martin
