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SEE UPDATE BELOW - 30 August 2008

Thank you for visiting my page.

Together with other members of my family I am climbing Mount Kilimanjaro starting on 23 August 2008 and, all being well, reaching the summit on 29 August.  Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895m or 19,340ft

I am using the expedition to raise money for The Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust.  Tom and I were colleagues in the same department at Linklaters.  Tom was robbed and killed on 12 January 2006 as he walked home from Kensal Green underground station to the home he shared with his fiancée, Adele Eastman. He was 31 years old. Tom’s parents, Adele and Linklaters have established the charity as a lasting memorial to him. Its objectives are summarised on the left of this page and more information can be found at http://www.linklaters.com/tarp/index.html.

Donating through this site is quick, easy and secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust receives your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving can reclaim 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, to add to your donation.

Thank you very much for sponsoring me.

UPDATE - 30 August 2008

We did it!  After 6 days walking, gradually gaining height from 3300m to 4550m, we left our final campsite just after midnight in the morning of 29 August.  After 6 hours slow, exhausting plod in thin air up steep scree, we reached the crater rim at sunrise, and the summit itself (5895m) at 7am.

Very many thanks to all my sponsors. It made a real difference knowing you were behind me. There were numerous occasions, particularly on that last morning, when it would have been easy to give up, but your support was a powerful inducement persuading me to keep going.  Thank you again.

Great effort! Makes me out of breath at the thought of all that hard work!! Donation by Shari Das 02/12/08  

£25.00

Donation by Sian Jennings 25/11/08  

£100.00

Well done, a very good cause Donation by Alasdair Robertson 23/11/08  

£100.00

Good effort. K2 next? Donation by Andrew Henshaw 23/11/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Graham Lockington 12/10/08  

£350.00

Congratulations! Donation by Marney Stone 17/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by David Brooks 15/09/08  

£100.00

terrific effort, great cause. well done! Donation by James Gardner 12/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done Donation by Stuart Parker 05/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done Michael. What's next?! Donation by Stuart Morgan 02/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Congratulations - a fantastic achievement Donation by Patrick R 02/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Congratulations - great photos (amazing how far some people will go for guaranteed sunshine). Donation by Nick Thwaites 01/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck ! Donation by diana good 28/08/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck - a great initiative! Donation by Lucy Dillon 26/08/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Very best of luck Michael! Looking forward to seeing the photos. Donation by Alison Phillips 23/08/08  

£20.00

Excellent way of commemorating a desperately sad event Donation by Rex Last 16/08/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck Michael Donation by Euan Clarke 11/08/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck Donation by Simon Davies 04/08/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Enjoy! Donation by Rosh Cater 24/07/08  

£100.00

You can do it Michael! Best of luck!! Donation by Xiaohui Ji 24/07/08  

£100.00

Top effort, Michael and team, for a top cause. Donation by Robert Elliott 22/07/08  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

Good luck Michael Donation by Rachel Millen 22/07/08  

£50.00

Good luck old bean. Donation by Barnaby Stueck 18/07/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done Michael. Best of luck. Donation by Andrew Hughes 12/07/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best of luck Michael, hope all goes well Donation by Mark Traynor 09/07/08  

£100.00

Very best of luck, Michael! A really excelent cause... Donation by Alexandra Marks 04/07/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Antonia Wong 04/07/08  

£30.00

the Best of Luck, Michael! Donation by Florence Wong 04/07/08  

£20.00

Good Luck Donation by Stella Li 27/06/08  

£10.00

Climb Every Mountain - till you find your dream!! Michael, good Luck!!! Donation by Stella Poon 27/06/08  

£20.00
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