<p>Richard Macaire, a successful businessman and fellow climber of Mount Kilimanjaro,our famous fund-raising challenge of 2003, &nbsp;finally lost his battle with prostate cancer and sadly passed away last year.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In his memory, and to raise funds for <a href="http://www.prostateaction.org.uk/">Prostate Action</a>, a group of 10 of us, including many grizzled veterans from our previous walking challenges, are travelling to the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal in September this year. There, we will embark on a 10-day trek through some of the most inhospitable mountain terrain in the world, walking 25 &ndash; 30 miles per day and sleeping in two-man tents.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We are aiming to raise more than &pound;350,000 for Prostate Action, to add to the &pound;1.3 million already raised from previous challenges, including the gruelling GR20 trek in Corsica last year. That tough trek was supposed to be our swansong, but we have been persuaded to do one last Annual Challenge for the cause, raising money to fund the research and education needed to beat prostate disease.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Please do support us generously, every penny raised will go to Prostate Action, since each and every one the trekkers is self-funded.</p> <p>Professor Roger Kirby</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Trustee and previous Chairman&nbsp;of Prostate Action</p>