I've committed to my first 1/2 marathon  and a 100km Trek across the Sahara . I've started donations with £250, so please help me raise the rest of the money, it's all tax deductible

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HALC Trek Sahara - October 2009

Day 1 'Morocco' - Fly to Ouarzazate at base of Atlas mountians, last stop before the desert!

Day 2 'Meet the camels' -  3 hour trek to Erg Lihoudi.

Day 3 'Skin n blisters' - I've got three why do I need more! 6 hour trek to L'oued L'Autreche.

Day 4 'Into the dunes' - 7 hour trek to Bourgame. Camp with spectacular views of....sand.

Day 5 'The dunes of Chgaga' - 7 hour trek across a stony desert floor. 'Chgaga'...I think that's the sound you make with your last gasp for water.

Day 6 'Scaling 100m high Dunes' - 7 hour trek, scramble, crawl, cry!

Day 7 'Saltpans & Mirages' - 7 hour trek, more blisters and hallucinations.

Day 8 'Atlas Mountains' - Into trucks for journey to Marrakech. Bumpy, dusty but at least it's not walking.

Days 9 & 10 'R & R' - Medical help, beer and fly home!

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