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The Expedition

We are undertaking this expedition with the aim of raising at least £3000 (£750 per climber) for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation. This is a high altitude, tough expedition involving 15 days of trekking on foot through the Himalayas staying in basic mountain huts. The aim is to reach Mount Everest Base camp, and to climax with the ascent of Kala Pattarto (5545m) which overlooks the camp, on day 12 of the expedition. We will climb through the Gokyo Valley, cross glacial lakes and navigate the Cho La Pass while ascending through smaller peaks on our tight schedule before hopefully reaching the route to Base Camp used by the great climbing parties, with enough time for the return trip of the remaining 3 days.

The Foundation - http://www.jtyaf.org/

Lt John 'JT' Thornton RM, from Ferndown, Dorset, was tragically killed, aged 22, in southern Afghanistan on 30th March 2008.
John lived his dream and died doing the job he loved.
The charity has been founded with the simple objective that John wanted as his legacy: to encourage and assist young people to 'climb as high as they can dream'.
They award an annual grant and a number of scholarships and bursaries to each of the organisations that they support. This will allow nominated individuals or groups to achieve specific goals, or to encourage personal development.

As ex-members of the organisations the Foundation supports who knew John, this is a charity we all believe strongly in and want to contribute to achieving it's goals.

The Group

When I asked around at the end of 2008 for who might be interested in doing an Everest expedition in 2009 I was delighted when there was an instant response from 3 very good friends. It became clear straight away that this wasn't just going to be an idea. The 4 of us have known each other through combinations of School, the Air Training Corps and The Junior Leaders and have all been away together at some point (though when we were much younger!). So not only is this trip a fantastic chance of a lifetime to see Nepal, the Himalayas and Mt Everest but it's a reunion of sorts since we all went separate ways. One thing became clear when the organisation started and that was that we all wanted to raise money for the JTYAF. We had all decided this independently prior to discussion, no surprise given our common origins.

Team Members

Alex Pearson: Age 23, Pension Fund Administrator from Poole.

Dave Symonds: Age 23, Development Test Engineer from Ferndown.

Matt Worledge: Age 23, Defence Medical IT System Administrator from Wareham.

Stewart Bradshaw: Age 23, Royal Air Force Intelligence Analyst from Poole.


I'll be taking a high quality digital camera with me, if you'd like a copy of my photos when I get back please let me know and I'd be more than happy to provide you with a set!!

Many thanks in advance,

Matt

Better late than never... and well done! Donation by Richard Penna 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Did you have leech trouble? Donation by Terry Fishlock 23/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Dave Smith 16/10/09  

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Good luck mate! Donation by Doug Howe 08/10/09  

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Good luck Matt. Donation by rebecca hale 08/10/09  

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Good luck Matt! Donation by John Coye 07/10/09  

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Good luck, have fun, please don't break anything and show me all your pics when you get back!!! x Donation by Rachel Worledge 05/10/09  

£20.00

Good luck and stay safe on the trip. Donation by Janette Paterson 05/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Wishing you all the best for the trip - a fitting commemoration for JT. x Donation by Naomi Withey 04/10/09  

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Good luck and have fun! Donation by Mike Grabus 01/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck Matt! Hope it all goes well! Donation by Matt Pinto 30/09/09  

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Good luck Matt! Didn't you want to join the army at some stage or have I got the wrong bloke!? Donation by Paul Janota 30/09/09  

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Nice one mate, hope it all goes well and you reach your target. Donation by Anthony Casey 30/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Best of luck Matt! Make sure you send us some pics! Donation by Sanjay Bhalla 30/09/09  

£5.00

Way to go mate. Good Luck Donation by Steve Harrison 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Have fun dude Donation by Tom Benwell 30/09/09  

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The things you do to avoid your league games!!! Best wishes for a good trip. Can't wait to see the pictures. Richard Donation by Richard Porter 30/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Matt! I hope you have a great time and reach your goal. Donation by Andy Heaps 30/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck Matt, it is l an excellent cause and I'm that your efforts will mean so much to John's family. Donation by Elise Shearan 30/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Ivan Lock 30/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Matt ... donation conditional on a game of squash some time ... good luck with the expedition Dave Donation by David Williamson 30/09/09  

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Have a great and safe time. Donation by Mark Elliott 29/09/09  

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Matt. I am jealous. Have a great time and good luck with reaching your fund raising target. Donation by Jo Josey 29/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Matt Donation by mike jones 29/09/09  

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All the best! Donation by Nicholas Giles 29/09/09  

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Matt - good luck with the fundraising and the trip. Definitely would like to see the pics when you get back. Donation by Jane Harley 15/09/09  

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It's not much but I hope it helps Donation by David Bisset 15/09/09  

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Please donate generously folks, this is a worthwhile charity who deserve our help. Many thanks in advance. Donation by Matt Worledge 14/09/09  

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