The TGO Challenge is a non-competitive, self-supported trek across Scotland.  “Challengers” start on the west coast from a choice of 12 locations, aiming to finish on the east coast within a two week period.  Challengers plan their own route and itinerary, and the Challenge is usually restricted to around 300 participants for environmental purposes.

  

I will be leaving Mallaig on Friday 13th May and spending 14 days walking to St. Cyrus.  The total distance is just shy of 200 miles and I will be walking an average of 14 miles per day.  Most nights I will be wild camping, carrying everything I need in my rucksack.

  

As part of the event I am taking the opportunity to raise money for Abaana, who work for the benefit of less privileged people in Africa.  The word "Abaana" comes from a language found in the country of Uganda and means "children.”

 

I really hope you will take the opportunity to support this charity and help to make a difference.  I have fully funded the trip myself, so any money raised will go directly to Abaana.  Please take a moment to think about the following:

 

If we could reduce the whole human race to 10 children sitting around a table:

3 would have plates that are heaped so high that they will never possibly finish what is there.  2 will just about manage to live by scavenging what is thrown away from the three.  3 will be permanently hungry.  2 will die, one of dysentery and one of pneumonia.

 

Remember, we are represented by the 3 children with the plates heaped so high we will never possibly finish what is there!  What are we going to do about the other 7 children?

 

Thanks, Jonathan

 

You can follow my progress through Twitter and my blog.