My story

Hello.  Thankyou for visiting my fundraising page.

I have been raising money for charity by climbing all the 'Wainwright' summits in the Lake District.  I climbed the last fell, Wansfell, with my brother James and Mummy and Daddy on August 17th, aged 6 years 4 months exactly, which makes me one of the youngest people ever to do it.  You can see a report on BBC Look North.  After finishing the last Wainwright in August, my Daddy and I climbed all the summits we had done before 2008 again, so we did all 214 in 2008.

My biggest walk was on August 16th, when we climbed Lingmell, Seathwaite Fell, Great End, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Slight Side: 15 miles and 6,000 feet of climbing.  My favourite fells were Bowfell, where I climbed up through a cave, Yewbarrow and Kirk Fell, because I had to do lots of scrambling and Walla Crag which was the first one I climbed with James.  Altogether I have walked 480 miles and climbed over 150,000 feet.

I climbed my first Wainwrights, Loft Crag and Pike o'Stickle, in October 2005 when I was 3½ years old, and have loved climbing mountains ever since, so this year me and my Daddy decided to try and complete all 214 fells and raise money for two important causes: my other fundraising page is for the Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust and this one is for Community Action Nepal.

Community Action Nepal is a mountaineers' charity set up by Doug Scott, the famous Himalayan climber, to help people in Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world.  This charity helps these mountain people to build health centres, schools and clean water supplies.  I feel very lucky to live in a country where there are good doctors, hospitals and schools and where I can have fun climbing mountains with my Daddy.  Please give as much as you can to help me raise lots of money to improve life for some of the poorest people in the world.  Doug Scott climbed Hallin Fell with me when I was near the end of the challenge.

When I was born, I was very poorly indeed and the doctors did not think that I would be able to recover fully.  However, with the help of the doctors and nurses at the Jessop Wing, I did recover and I am very lucky to be able to run around and climb mountains.  My older sister Catherine was not so lucky: she was born very prematurely and died when she was only two days old, but she and my Mummy were looked after very well in the Jessop Hospital.  To say thank you to the people at the hospital and to help other children and their families when they are in hospital, I want to raise lots of money.  Please visit my other fundraising page and give as much as you can!

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and secure.  It’s an efficient way to sponsor me: Community Action Nepal gets your money quickly and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.  Justgiving charges a fee which will be deducted from the amount you donate.

My target was to raise £1,000 for each charity, but I have passed that, and my second target of £2,000, but I'd still like to raise even more money so please keep donating!

Thankyou

Tom

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Community Action Nepal

Community Action Nepal

Charity Registration No. 1067772

CAN aims to provide long-term benefits to the poorer people living in the middle hill regions of Nepal by providing schools, teachers, Health Posts, nurses, clean water supplies and community development projects. CAN also endeavours to support and maintain the cultural heritage in each project area.

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Excellent Tom Well done, our daughter Rebecca Shedden did the 3 peaks challenge when she was just 8 and has also been on Look North. Keep it up!

Donation by The Sheddens on 10/03/09

Well done - all of you!

Donation by Jonathan Bean on 13/11/08

Congratulations Tom, fantastic feat. Paul - how long are you going to be able to keep up?

Donation by Bruce Hopwood on 12/11/08

Well done everyone. I am very happy to support this charity and think it is brilliant that you have done so much to help people in Nepal

Donation by Pam Ashton on 20/10/08

Congratulations Tom on achieving your goal - what's next?

Donation by Rosemary, Andrew, Jake and Harry on 18/10/08

What an achievement. Fantastic!!

Donation by Andrew Taylor on 22/09/08

Donation by Alan Reed on 18/09/08

Donation by Bill Bennett on 18/09/08

Congratulations Tom - perhaps we can try something less strenous in Sheffield sometime

Donation by Neil, Jane, Katie and Andrew on 13/09/08

Well done and good luck with the sharks

Donation by Tony from Donny on 01/09/08

WELL DONE, YOU ARE BETTER THAN I AM

Donation by SEC SYORKS on 27/08/08

What a star! Brilliant

Donation by Bobbie J on 23/08/08

Well done Tom (and everyone who has climbed with you especially your Dad!)

Donation by Sue Baughan on 21/08/08

Congratulations on a remarkable feat; hopefully an inspiration to my own "southern softie" 6 yr old daughter and 2 yr old son.

Donation by David Turvey (met you near Ullock Pike on 11.8.08) on 20/08/08

What a great achievement , well done Tom!

Donation by James, Suzi and Joe on 20/08/08

You've completed the deal so here's the rest of the money. But don't stop coming to visit us!

Donation by Tom & Barbara Fryers on 19/08/08

Donation by Irene Johnson on 19/08/08

Donation by Peggy on 19/08/08

Very well done

Donation by Norman Pickering & Family on 19/08/08

Just brilliant, Tom

Donation by Auntie Margaret on 19/08/08

Well done Tom! Helen & Michael have been keeping us up to date with your progress!

Donation by Janet & Richard Davis on 19/08/08

Wow!! Go for it young man - best of luck. :-)

Donation by Alex Thompson on 19/08/08

Well done, amazing achievement!

Donation by Julia Yelloly on 19/08/08

Very nice to meet you!

Donation by Those nice Scottish ladies on Scafell Pike! on 18/08/08

A fantastic achievement - well done Tom (and Dad!)

Donation by Meechan family on 18/08/08

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$1,416.96
  • Offline donations$3,466.99
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$4,883.95
  • Gift Aid$302.90

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