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This summer, having finished my term as British Renal Society President, I’m taking time away from work to walk the breadth of France across the Pyrenean mountain range. The journey starts in Hendaye on the Atlantic coast and finishes in Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean coast. The walk is 890 kilometres in total and involves climbing the equivalent of over 5 times the height of Mt Everest.

 

This walk is entirely self-funded and I’m raising money in aid of the British Renal Society research fund. This fund underwrites research in the care of people with kidney disease and promotes research directly relevant to the immediate needs of patients, in particular through projects in which there is multiprofessional involvement. This not only reflects the mission and diverse constitution of the British Renal Society but these two aspects of our goal are in many ways complimentary, multiprofessional involvement usually focuses research questions on the immediate needs of patients.

 

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Donation by neil vaughan 24/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

A fantastic achievement! Donation by Karen Jenkins 22/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Many thanks for all your efforts - the walk looked really awesome Donation by Sue Waters 19/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

My weight loss (sponsored by weightwins)is your gain.Congratulations on finishing your walk. Donation by SHEENA QUINTON 13/08/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 12/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

fantastic effort, well done, wish I could have gone all the way Donation by steve milne 08/08/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Donation by Julie Clements 05/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I hope that you were able to enjoy the scenery along the way, it must have been spectacular... Donation by Sylvia Jones 05/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope all i ngong well! Donation by Stephen Lazell 04/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

How many blisters so far? Donation by hannah kilbride 01/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Sharon Keith and James Dunn 30/07/09  

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Good luck for the rest of the journey. Donation by TARIQ ALI 29/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Thanks for the postcard, see you soon xx Donation by Val, Lesley,Dale,Renata,Marecel, Sarah 29/07/09  

£34.00 + £9.59 Gift Aid

Good Luck, I am very envious of your expedition.... Donation by Dawn Allaway 29/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 28/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donated on behalf of Jim McMurtry, a 'kidney' patient for over 40 years. A truly amazing journey done on behalf of kidney patients. Thank you. Donation by Ruth McMurtry 24/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Can you see the sea yet?! At least its downhill half the way. Donation by deby 24/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

great adventure goodluck Donation by jean milne 22/07/09  

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Donation by Anonymous 15/07/09  

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Donation by mohammed al-hasani 13/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 06/07/09  

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well done paul thanks for looking after young lilian." keep well and keep walking " Donation by ronald pring 05/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Wow what a fantasic adventure! Enjoy every step! Donation by Sarah Milne 01/07/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 01/07/09  

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And for the next trip? Can I suggest circumnavigating the British Isles with Dr Farmer ... Donation by Tim Doulton 01/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 30/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

enjoy your great adventure Donation by Cathy Johnson 29/06/09  

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I would never have thought of you as a mountain goat! Have a fantastic trip - take care. Donation by Antony Knight 27/06/09  

£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

Repayment of years of "loans" Donation by Neil 25/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Frances Mortimer 25/06/09  

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