<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep.&nbsp; Any&nbsp;donations are welcome.</p> <p>I am climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in the hope of raising as much money as possible for the registered charity Castle Supported Living Ltd.</p> <p>I have met all the costs of the trip and all donations will go to the charity and be used to&nbsp;support adults with learning disabilities in the Ribble Valley area to lead active fulfilling lives of their choosing within their local communities.</p> <p>I have had some involvement with a number of Castle's events and have been impressed and inspired by the work they do and the difference they make.&nbsp; I hope you will be able to help them continue to assist people with learning disabilities achieve their potential.</p> <p>Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro has (for some inexplicable reason) long been an ambition of mine.&nbsp; So in this my 40th year on the planet&nbsp;I, together with 4 friends, hope to realise that ambition.&nbsp;</p> <p>We fly out on 21/10 and start the 7 day climb on 23/10.&nbsp;</p> <p>The task ahead will be tough, gruelling and challenging.&nbsp; Mt Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 19,341 feet (5,895m).&nbsp; We will experience all four seasons as we climb from the equatorial heat (mid 30s celsius) of Arusha to the permanently glacier clad summit (below -20 celsius) and very high altitude.</p> <p>I am under no illusion at how tough the task ahead will be.&nbsp; Above 3,000m 75% of climbers experience acute mountain sickness (AMS) and approximately 65% of summit attempts fail.</p> <p>It is for that reason that I ask kindly that you sponsor the attempt and not a successful summit.&nbsp; For those who know me well the odds of summit are something akin to winning &pound;101m on Euromillions (it could be me).</p> <p>I will up-date the page on my return to let you know how I got on.</p> <p>For now thankyou for taking the time to read this and I hope I have inspired you to donate.</p> <p>Joe Mulderig</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>