I DID IT!
Huge thanks to everyone who supported my Husky Sled Challenge in aid of Mencap. I just got back from northern Norway where, together with 10 other volunteers, I sledded 124 miles (200km) across the icy wilderness of the Arctic Circle.
The journey took in frozen lakes, magical forests, the Northern Lights, 45-degree declines, 90-degree bends and temperatures as low as minus 25. My team of four huskies
– Ninja, Shakira, Gregor and Kuzco
– were part of a pack of 64 dogs headed by local guide (and ex Norwegian special forces commando) Per Thora. This is the kind of guy who, when asked how he sleeps during the Arctic summer, when daylight can last for 24 hours, replies: "I close my eyes."
Collectively we raised more than £25,000 for Mencap. The money will be spent on projects here in Northern Ireland, including the Changing Places campaign and a new campaign designed to give people with a learning disability more of a social life.
Raised so far: £3,754.50
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Good job Andrew. Donation by Jonny Tiernan on 12/06/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Well done - sorry the donation is so delayed!! but better late than never!! Donation by Carol McCullough on 01/05/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Looks like an awesome experience! Donation by Eoghan Colgan on 10/04/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Thought I'd hedge my bets and see if you came back alive. Congrats Cuz. Donation by Keith Wilson on 02/04/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Enjoy every moment, it's going to be a shit load scarier than stepping on stage with the Dangerfields. Donation by Mervyn Montgomery on 23/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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theres a selection of vegetable fingers waiting for you when you get back, if you daaaare! Donation by Kinky Ray on 22/03/09 |
£20.00 | |
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John Simpson suggests urinating and defecating inside the tent to prevent frostbite. Sensible man. Donation by The Dark One on 21/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck from all at Webmart and the Webmart Charitable Trust Donation by Webmart Charitable Trust on 20/03/09 |
£50.00 | |
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Dont eat yellow snow, unless your into that kinda thing Donation by Shortlist on 18/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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The huskies will be hungry! Donation by Anne & John on 17/03/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck!!! Donation by S McCaughley on 16/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Keep the bitches between the ditches. Donation by Cathal Magee on 14/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Take plenty of thermals! Donation by John H on 10/03/09 |
£100.00 | |
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Don't be dying horribly Donation by James McCullough on 05/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck Andrew, go easy on the huskies! Donation by Charlotte Dryden on 04/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck ! Donation by James Rollins on 04/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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eh ... i hope this in some way makes up for my misprint! those poor poor huskies. Donation by Claire McAuley on 04/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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If only this £40 actually guaranteed your survival, eh? Good luck! Donation by David and Karen on 27/02/09 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid | |
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Have fun, and good luck! Donation by Russell @ Resonate-studio.com on 27/02/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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fantastic Andrew, good luck! Donation by Mark Challis on 26/02/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck from the Zoo, let me know how it goes, Joy Donation by Joy Bond on 25/02/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck thar Andrew. Donation by David McCann on 23/02/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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The tax better work this time! Don't forget to load your I-Pod up with pop punk before departure. Donation by Chris Lindsay on 03/02/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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If you like, for a full Top Gear style experience, Jonny and I will race you in an enormous truck? All the very best m'dear Donation by Miriam & Jonny on 02/02/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Humbled ;) Seriously, good luck though. Donation by Christine on 27/01/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Mush! Mush! Donation by Stuart Bailie on 26/01/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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I demand lots of photos. They'll be all white of course but still. Donation by Daithi McGibbon on 20/01/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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I'll make it £30 if you don't come back! Donation by EPK on 16/01/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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good luck Donation by Remaderyan on 15/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Don't eat yellow snow ;0) Donation by Jane Reilly on 15/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £890.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £2,864.50 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £203.08 |
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