Rob Bradbury is fundraising for Farleigh Hospice

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Day 1 Entrance gate to the national park

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Raising money for

Farleigh Hospice

Charity Registration No. 284670

Caring for Life is at the centre of our philosophy at Farleigh Hospice. Caring for the lives of individuals and their families who have been touched by cancer or other life limiting illnesses. It's about extra-ordinary people taking the time to improve the lives of others; about adding life to days, even when days can't be added to life. We are the sole provider of hospice care in Mid Essex and our huge range of services are offered completely free of charge.

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Rob Bradbury

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31/12/2009

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Raised: 147%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,470.20

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My story

Made it!!

Day 1 - 5hrs walking

After a quick transfer from the hotel to the Machame gate we all signed the visitors log and begun the first days trekking up though rainforest and heading for machame camp and our first night under canvas.

Day 2 - 8hrs

8am start and a climb up through the cloud to Shira camp.

Day 3 - 9 hrs walking

Another early start and an up and down day for altitude acclimatisation. Up to a altitude of 4526m and lunch at the Lava tower then back down to 3965m and Barranco camp.

Day 4 - 10hrs

6.30am start and a climb up the Barranco walk. (a scramble and great fun!!) Into camp at Barafu and early to bed before summit night.

Day 5 - 14hrs

Summit night. After being woken at 10.30pm we begun our ascent to the summit at midnight. With high cross winds and temperatures down to -20c it was a long and cold walk. We reached stella point at 6.30am at an altitude of 5756m "it's not quite the top". After a further hour we made it to Uhuru peak the "roof of africa". After a few photos and a little look at the awesome scenery it was time to head down past barafu camp and onto millenium camp for the last night on the mountain.

Day 6 - 5hrs

The final walk out though the rainforest to Mweka gate and a short transfer to the pub and after a long hot shower!!!!!!

The whole trip was absolutely incredible and i would recommend it to anyone. Just glad i did all the training walks as would have struggled otherwise.

Many thanks to all that have supported me and farleigh hospice with your donations.

	Donation by John Regan 19/12/09	£20.00
	Donation by Brett Sherriff 17/12/09	£10.00
	Donation by Mark Adams 22/11/09	£20.00
	Donation by Ian Renouf 20/11/09	£20.00
	Donation by from DPL Electrical Services Ltd 30/10/09	£100.00
	Donation by Peter & Rita Bateman 30/10/09	£20.00
	Donation by Clive Coleman 30/10/09	£10.00
	You are doing a great job - Hope you reach your target in both donations & the top! Donation by stephen williams 24/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Rob, great thing to do. Donation by Jo Wright 16/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Rob - have a great time! Donation by Steven Edmunds 15/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Rob Donation by Mark Blackshaw 14/10/09	£20.20 + £5.70 Gift Aid
	Donation by Colin Appleby 13/10/09	£10.00
	Good Luck Donation by Denise Rumbelow 24/09/09	£10.00
	Good luck, what you're doing is amazing in every aspect, the walk its self and raising money, just wish I had more money to give. Well done Donation by Suzy x 22/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Just make sure you make it to the top! Donation by Sue 22/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Gary Rosewell 21/09/09	£20.00
	Good Luck! Donation by Peter & Eileen 21/09/09	£25.00
	Donation by Luke Gomez 12/09/09	£20.00
	Good luck mate! :-) Donation by Anon. 11/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck Rob, be safe! Donation by Graham Howe 10/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Rob - have an enjoyable trek Donation by Tim Corrigan 10/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck with your fund raising for Farliegh Hospice and the steep slope Steve and shaun and all at S&M Contractors ltd Donation by steve gomez 07/09/09	£335.00
	Donation by Phil Wicks 27/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good cause, I wish I had your guts - best of luck Donation by Paul Greenly 20/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Rob. One tip; vaseline everyday...! Donation by Nathan Smith 13/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good on yer Rob. Obviously marathon running is so last season. Keep your toenails short or else blisters will be the least of your worries! Ian Donation by Ian Bilboe 12/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Rob, what a fantastic experience. Wishing you lots of success and hope the boots now fit better! Donation by Lucy Coe 10/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Will Johnson 06/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Rob Donation by Martin Baggaley 30/07/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	All the very best Rob! Donation by Ian Barber 30/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,470.20
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£211.59

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