Dear All,

After negotiating volcanic ash clouds, medivac’d team leaders, collapsing team members, hail storms, sub-zero camping at altitude, celebrities continually getting in our way, roast guinea pig for dinner, primitive toilet facilities (flushing consisted of a handful of soil!), class B drugs (well, coca leaf tea), and climbing the equivalent of five times Ben Nevis, Mum and I can confirm that there is a major Inca ruin on top of a mountain in darkest Peru! 

Thank you so much for helping us raise funds for an extremely worthwhile charity; the Multiple Sclerosis Trust*.

You ought to know that all of our costs - ships, hot air balloons, yaks, funicular railways, stretcher bearers etc. - were paid for by ourselves, so, EVERYTHING you donate will go directly to the Multiple Sclerosis Trust.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

*The MS Trust is a national charity which works with and for the 85,000 people in the with MS which is the most common cause of neurological disability in young adults - 50 people are diagnosed every week. At present there is no cure for MS but there is a major role to play in finding better ways to manage symptoms and reduce disability. The MS Trust supports people affected by MS and those who care for them - individual carers and professionals.

The MS Trust provides:

Information. Constructive and realistic tailored to what people want to know. The team of information professionals are on hand to respond to individual queries about treatment, care or research. They provide books and fact sheets on all aspects of health information for people living and working with MS.

Education. Promoting the role of MS specialist nurses and therapists and providing education to health professionals working in the field of MS.

Research. Funding practical research into improved management of MS.

Support. For anyone affected by MS.

Policy and Campaigning. Campaigning at a national level to achieve better health care for people with MS.

For more information visit: www.mstrust.org.uk