David Ball's Fundraising Page
Page creator: David Ball
Event: The Back-Up Trust - The Snowdon Push
Event Date: 24th May 2008
Team Members: Nicola Binning, Louise Clout, Ed Knighton and half of Deloitte...
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On top of Helvellyn: what a feeling!
About our charity : The Back-Up Trust The Back-Up Trust
The Back-Up Trust is a national charity that supports people; young or old with spinal cord injury. Back-Up encourages self-confidence, independence and motivation following a traumatic life changing incident resulting in spinal cord injury. We also support friends, families and colleagues to encourage integration and promote disability awareness and collaboration.
Charity Registration No 1072216
Fundraising target:  £3,000.00
Our donations to date :  £ 2,991.60
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*** Update: We made it to the top in just under 3 hours and after approx 40 minutes of taking in the enormity of what we had achieved we headed for home. Our total time was 6hrs 8 minutes a very respectable time. We came 7th out of 17 teams. Many thanks to all the team members and to all our many many generous sponsors. ***

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

In September 1994 I broke my back in an RTA - my life was turned upside down. A year to the day later I was on my first Back-Up multi activity course climbing up Latrigg in my wheelchair as part of a coordinated team effort. The view over Keswick and Derwent Water from the summit was amazing and I was somewhere I never considered I would be able to go in a wheelchair. That course changed my life and Back-Up have turned my life the right way up again.

This year I am taking part in Snowdon Challenge. It is a 4 mile slog to the top, a real team effort, then an exhilarating 4 mile downhill section. It will be great fun and a great challenge for me and my team. We top it off with prize giving, a bbq and a party into the night with the option of camping.

The picture top left of this page is me on top of Helvellyn.

Please be generous with your sponsorship to enable Back-Up to turn more people's lives the right way up again.

Dave


Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Back-Up Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

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Many thanks for your support.
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Neil "Large Balls" Williams 16/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Once again, a hugely impressive effort! Well done! 
Chris and Leesa 15/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good on you mate. 
Forrest & Lee 04/07/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Well Done!! 
Els 04/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done!! 
Steven Heasman 02/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good on you Dave! 
Alison Moss 01/07/2008 £10.00 n/a Sounds amazing, go for it Dave! 
Jules 01/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fantastic team effort, well impressed!  
Tam Sutton 17/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fab stuff, another summit bagged! 
STUART PAYNE 12/06/2008 £5.00 £1.41  
Mase 06/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done all, great effort! 
Tanya and the girls x 05/06/2008 £25.00 n/a Very impressed Dave, write it all down and continue inspiring......... 
Giles Muddiman 03/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Sophie 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done - who'd have thought Bins could do so much exercise! 
Lin & Chris 01/06/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Awesome! Well Done. 
Eloise Cowell 29/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Well done on your challenge! I got paid today so thought I would donate some money. 
Perry Rottner 29/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 All the best  
H, M, C & T 29/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Can't wait for the photo's... :) 
Chris and Bridge 29/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Reach for the sky Dave 
Mark Smith 28/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done! 
Toby Mussell 28/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Once you get to the top remember a song for the boys 
Kelly 27/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Chump (Paul asked me to call you that) I think your a damn nice fellow. 
Nick King (Apex) 27/05/2008 £20.00 n/a Well done guys! Keep up the great work! 
Lisa Jones 27/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21  
jen 26/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Hope you had a great day! 
Anand 26/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 'Impossible is nothing' would be an apt title for the photograph........ all the best. A 
Clare Jones 26/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Can't wait to hear all about it & see the photos 
susan and Keith 25/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Hope you all enjoyed guys and what an amazing achievement. Well done xx 
Maggie Bream 25/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Have fun 
Julie M 24/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Have a great day, and Good Luck All!! 
Short Squad 23/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 I do wish you luck Dave but I think the support team need it more. The chair may be lightweight but you never have been in any sense! Have fun. 
Elaine Lewsey 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck, your an inspiration to us all!  
Cousin Lise 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Nix and all. 5am start?! Stay up the night before I say!! 
Nads & JD 23/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good Luck Ed & Lou-getting Bins up for a 5am start that is! Oh, and Good Luck all of you with the push-me pull-me stuff too! 
David Bright 23/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Forecast looks dry and warm... so the weather is ok, it's just the support team you need to sort out! Good luck with the rope pushing! 
Krzysztof 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Enjoy the challenge! and Good Luck!!! 
Jane and Nigel Dunn 23/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Nicky, power to you - fantastic effort, and a very worthwhile cause. Will be thinking of you all. 
Phil Carlile 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck - hope the weather holds 
Graham Rigby 23/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 On top of the world Ma! 
Angela Evans 23/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Nicky!! 
Stewart Tattersall 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 All the very best 
Scottie 23/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good on yas 
Keith Rossiter 22/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Always worth chasing up - I might have forgotten otherwise! 
Dave Howard 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck 
Greg Mullett 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Dave say hi to the sheep 
Peter Beavan 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done - all the best 
Wenn & Rich Ellis 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck guys n girls! x 
Adam Bates 22/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Great stuff,good luck with the weather 
Kai Midgley 22/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Very impressed with all you do for charity Ed. Well done. 
Gavin Pell 22/05/2008 £10.00 n/a Well bloody good luck to you all. Pack plenty of sandwiches. 
Mel, Paul & Lottie 22/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Go Cousin Nicky! 
Leila 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Enjoy the view! 
Trina 22/05/2008 £20.00 n/a Well done ms bins 
Tanya - KPMG 22/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck! 
Jo Cosgriff 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck getting Nicky B up that hill! 
Ali Burford 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Nasher 22/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 I hope it's not an early start - just don't talk to Binning before Noon! 
Anna & Owen 21/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I know we could'nt do it but you will be able too! You crazy man! Good Luck! : ) 
Amanda & Martin 20/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck & enjoy it!! 
Andrew Cox 20/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Go for it !! 
Rich Oakley 20/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Bon chance! 
Dave Jeffery 20/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck to you all 
Ian C 20/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck guys 
webb 63 19/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Sounds like a good challenge to me mate. Enjoy it and best of luck. 
Funke & Max 19/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck guys! 
Guy 19/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Dave and team :) 
Ramsey & Donna 19/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Enjoy! 
Mark, Kirstie, Alistair & Fergus 16/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Living on the somerset levels, that seems an awful long way to go up. Good Luck 
Keith Lumby & family 16/05/2008 £25.00 n/a Next year come climb the mountains in Canada! 
Major Mike 16/05/2008 £10.00 n/a Remember those bowlines! Good luck 
Matt Pavitt 16/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Go Dave!! 
Mike Walsh 16/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Look forward to viewing the descent on webcam. Good luck. 
Shirly 15/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck x 
Louise Dowdeswell 14/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Ed!!! 
Fiona 14/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Oh I guess you are going to be unbearably smug at the end of this one - but we`ll let you! X 
Emma L S 14/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck Ed, Binns & Lou! 
Martin Haddrill 14/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Can't even manage it with two legs let alone a wheelchair. Well done Dave. 
James Hassall 14/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Surely not difficult for a man who skiid the largest half-pipe in North America! 
Sam Knott 13/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
David Sutton-Smith 13/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Dave - you're a sucker for punishment! 
Giota 13/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 All the best! Enjoy the day! 
Steph Tucknott 13/05/2008 £3.00 £0.85 Enjoy! 
Steve Plimley 12/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Dave, getting out of Wales afterwards, that is 
Janet and Mike 12/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Enjoy - hope it's a nice day - send us a photo! 
Bob Corbishley 12/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 You're unstoppable Dave! 
Patrick (BusBoyT2) 12/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 You crazy bloke! Good Luck 
Sacha (Matty) Osorio 12/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I'm disappointed there's no cowboy hats & chaps this time, but a worthy cause championed by a very worthy Bally! Good luck! xx 
Josh 12/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Dave I'm gonna make your basketball training sessions a whole lot tougher to get you fit !!! well done and best of luck to all who take part. 
Cameron Saul 12/05/2008 £10.00 n/a Go for it Dave! 
Me Again 12/05/2008 £35.60 £10.04 That's one penny per foot above sea level if I have got my decimal point right! If you do Everest next year the same will apply!! Enjoy the run down. 
Katharine 12/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck 
Chris Reade 12/05/2008 £2.00 £0.56 Good luck 
Jacky Flay 12/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Lets just hope that the weather will hold for you all. 
Christine Freeman 09/05/2008 £50.00 n/a Allez les courageux! 
John and Jane 09/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Best of Luck! 
Saskia 08/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck!  
Pip Andrews 08/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I would so love to be watching this! hope you have fun, Pipx 
Sharon Preece 06/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck 
Simon Thompson 05/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I am hugely impressed. Good luck 
Shelly Connellan 04/05/2008 £15.00 n/a Best of luck! 
Julie Willson 02/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Braver (and crazier) than me! 
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