<p>WE DID IT!! Feeling very pleased with my achievement - both reaching Uhuru Peak and raising such a fantastic amount for Marie Curie - donations are, of course, still very welcome!</p> <p>_______________________________________________________</p> <p>Hello friends and family, thank you for visiting.</p> <p>In February 2011, my friend Katy and I are climbing Africa's highest freestanding mountain &ndash; Kilimanjaro (perhaps other mountains have scaffolding around them or something, I'm not sure). Anyway, Kili is a mighty 6,000m (19,000ft) high and it&rsquo;s going to take us nine days to complete the Lemosho route to Uhuru Peak.</p> <p>But let&rsquo;s not worry about the physical and mental trauma, the altitude sickness and the -15 degrees temperature that&rsquo;s going to freeze water in the tube of my CamelBak drinking thingybobby before it even reaches my mouth. No, this trip involves camping - a fact that I am mentally blocking out right now!</p> <p>Instead I&rsquo;ll think about the good cause I&rsquo;m doing this challenge in aid of - Marie Curie Cancer Care. And that&rsquo;s not just because they have a really great name, they also do amazing work providing free end-of-life care for people with terminal illnesses (mainly cancer but also others) in their own homes. As someone who loves their home more than the average person - to a degree that might not be considered normal - I can imagine it is a huge comfort for patients to receive care from a Marie Curie Community Nurse in their familiar, comfortable surroundings.</p> <p>I would be hugely grateful if you would help me support Marie Curie&rsquo;s work by sponsoring me to complete this challenge.</p> <p>Love Marie x</p> <p>The small/same sized print: You might like to know that of the &pound;2,500 I have to raise to take part in the challenge, some will be paid by Marie Curie for part of the trip (the rest of the cost is paid by me).</p>