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In June this year I'll be climbing the highest free-standing mountain in the world for ChildReach.


Kilimanjaro

I don't know as much about this expedition as I should but here are a few titbits that I've learned about 'Kili' mainly because they're useless facts that people keep trying to scare me with.

  • Kili stands at 5,895m above the surrounding land

  • ...less than 2,000m below ‘The Death Zone’ – the point where humans cannot physically survive.

  • Apparently, we’ve decided against the easy route.

  • Temperatures range from 35oC at the bottom to a rather nippy -20oC at the summit.

  • I’ll be visiting such pleasant locations as the ‘Ice Barrier’ and ‘Lava Tower’.

  • The summit is well above the altitude at which severe (frequently fatal) forms of altitude sickness kick in.

It does sound a little scary but if Chris Moyles managed it I fancy my chances. Ultimately, it's all for a great cause.

ChildReach

The little blurb somewhere on the left will tell you about the sort of amazing work that ChildReach do. Of course, it's hard to find a bad charity (50 Cent's “G-Unity Foundation” gets closer than any based on name alone) but ChildReach aren't the sort of charity that get the same sort of exposure as others. This is a small charity that are working at the grass roots level in places where larger organisations have forgotten. Here's how much of a difference your donation could make:

  • £2 pays for a mother and child living in a remote area of Nepal to attend a health camp and receive life-saving vaccinations

  • £5 allows an orphan in Tanzania to attend a vocational training Centre, allowing them to work towards a recognised qualification

  • £50 buys exercise books for a primary school in Uganda

  • £400 pays for a water pump to be installed in a village in Africa so children can get clean, safe water.

Please give what you can.


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Donation by Rajivsan Luchoo 02/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Better late than ever! I hope you did ok, and I enjoyed reading all your training messages, and has inspired me to write a blog for my bike ride :) Donation by Nikita Turkin 07/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by anonymous 24/06/09  

Donation by Bob Parr 23/06/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Donation by A horde of happy wristband wearers 23/06/09  

£440.00 + £124.10 Gift Aid

In return for a tennis master-class. Donation by Chris Collier 23/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Sorry it took so long mate...good luck Donation by Dilesh Davda 22/06/09  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

Good luck mate! By the looks of that cheesy pic you're gonna need it Donation by Chris Patel 19/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck dharan, i hope all your hard work pays off x x Donation by Charlotte Ruff 17/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck - hope the climb is better than your golf Donation by Sam McKenzie 09/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

beat the burn! Donation by Martin Hunt 05/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

take some kendal mint cake. your not a proper 'Rambler' untill you survive soley on a diet of that minty magic! Good luck mate! Donation by Edd Banks 05/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Best of luck! Such an amazing cause xxx Donation by Flis Kirk 05/06/09  

£25.00

Donation by Various generous people 02/06/09  

£445.43 + £125.63 Gift Aid

Donation by E-ON 02/06/09  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

All the best mate! Donation by David Ingle 26/05/09  

£20.00

Good Luck mate. Cant wait to see your documentary on BBC 1! Be better than those so called celebs! Donation by Adam Priestley 05/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck :) xx Donation by claire griffiths 05/05/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck matey ! Donation by Tom T 28/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by - 19/04/09  

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good luck Donation by otter 18/04/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Pretty admirable thing you're doing here mate, hope the climb's not too horrendous on the old legs! Donation by Maria 14/04/09  

£10.00

After watching the celebrities go up Kili on BBC, I'm sure Take That's smash hit "Greatest Day" will inspire you to the peak. Good luck mate! Donation by Jordan 08/04/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck dhazzaxx Donation by Anna 07/04/09  

£10.00

Loving the messages on fb, just sorry to hear about the break in. Best of luck, you are doing loads of good :)!! x Donation by Beth Cartwright 07/04/09  

£5.00

Good luck Donation by Kath Heaney 29/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck x Donation by Jenny F.E. (Cat's mum) 25/03/09  

£5.00

Loving the picture by the way haha......anyways, good luck and I'm sure you'll do a fab job of the climb...xx Donation by Catherine Finch-Evans 25/03/09  

£5.00

Donation by The Badmans 22/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Nice picture. We'll see if you're looking so cool after the climb. Donation by Catherine Hawkes 16/03/09  

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