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Thanks for coming to my page to check out what I'm doing and hopefully sponsor me. I am very excited about the challenges I've set myself and am confident I will get the desired results from my commitment and experiences. For those of you who don't know me, I am 23 I graduated a year ago in Philosophy from the University of York and I currently live and work in central London. I have many ambitions and being continually challenged is one of them! Basically I love challenges. If I can climb 3 mountains in 1 day what else can I do...
The drive for me doing The 3 Peaks and The Kinabalu Challenge comes from many angles and is propelling me through my physical and mental preparations. However, I know this is not where I am going to need it the most. Racing through the jungle in 95% humidity and 35 degree heat is not something I can claim to have experience with, and I know this is when everything will really count! By everything I mean my motivation, my training, my graft to get me there, my commitment to my team, your support for me and my support for Breakthrough.
These challenges mean a great deal to me and fundraising for Breakthrough means a great deal to my family and those who have been affected by breast cancer. Supporting Breakthrough adds an extra dimension to the pain I will be putting myself through by creating a deeper sense of purpose. I have seen the direct affect of their work and want to contribute to sustaining the help and support they offer to people who really need it. Please help me help Breakthrough help others.
Here's the deal:
1) THE 3 PEAKS CHALLENGE - 6th September
The challenge is to climb the 3 highest peaks in;
Scotland - Ben Nevis (1,343m),
England - Scafell Pike (978m) and
Wales - Snowdon (1,085m)
In 24 hours.
If you want to read my blog on the 3 Peaks Challenge here it is:
Blog: Sophie's Challenges
Post: The 3 Peaks Challenge
Link: http://sophieschallenges.blogspot.com/2008/09/3-peaks-challenge.html
2) THE KINABALU CHALLENGE
DAY ONE (Friday 14th November) Fly to Borneo
DAY TWO (Saturday 15th November) Arrive and get transferred to Kota Kinabalu.
DAY THREE (Sunday 16th November)
Basic jungle training and practice in survival skills, general safety and briefings on the event and cultural issues. On the evening before the race starts, teams will prepare for an early departure the following morning, selecting their equipment and preparing their strategy for the challenge.
DAY FOUR (Monday 17th November)
The race starts. Teams leave the jungle training camp on a 4km run along the side of a jungle river. There will be a couple of river crossings along the way. The run finishes at a school where you will rendezvous with a helicopter and then be flown into the jungle. Met by jungle experts and local guides, there is a short trek before you set up camp for the night, building your own shelters and preparing your own meals.
DAY FIVE (Tuesday 18th November)
Early rise to pack up camp and trek out of the jungle to the road to begin the first bike/run which is approx. 6km down to the river where the support team will be waiting with your lunch followed by white water rafting race down the Kiulu river, a grade 2 descent back to the jungle camp.
DAY SIX (Wednesday 19th November)
Teams will be up at first light to travel downstream along the Kiulu River in team built bamboo rafts. This is followed by a 9km bike-run before lunch. In the afternoon teams will be given a two-man kayak for the kayak relay race, possibly the toughest part of the challenge. Teams will be met by minibus at the finish and taken to Mount Kinabalu base camp.
DAY SEVEN (Thursday 20th November)
Teams begin the ascent of Mount Kinabalu (4,100m), resting at nightfall at the Rest Camp, Laban Rata (three quarters of the way to the summit)
DAY EIGHT (Friday 21st November)
At 2am we start for the final ascent to the summit for sunrise and the end of the Kinabalu Challenge.
Any questions, please let me know.
Many many thanks,
Sophie.