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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 my last Wainwright in August, me and my Daddy climbed all the summits that we hadn't done in 2008, 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 Community Action Nepal and this one is for the Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust.

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.  Please give as much as you can to help me raise lots of money for the feto-maternal assessment unit and neonatal intensive care unit to say thank you to the people at the hospital and to help other children and their families when they are in hospital.

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 visit my other fundraising page and 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.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and secure.  It’s an efficient way to sponsor me: The Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust 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 already, and my second target of £2,000 but I'd like to raise even more money, so please keep donating!

Thankyou

Tom

Amazing, well done Tom. Donation by Andrew Wakelin 11/03/09  

You are an inspiration to us all Donation by Peter 10/03/09  

Well done! What an inspiration. Donation by Liz Morgan 10/03/09  

Very well done! Donation by Eric 26/01/09  

Well done Tom, you've got your Grandfather's legs as well as his name! Merry Christmas to you and all the Fryers family. Donation by Andrew & Sandy 11/12/08  

Great stuff. Get the family to walk over my way soon. Donation by Jonathan Bean 13/11/08  

Congratulations Tom, fantastic feat. Paul - how long are you going to be able to keep up? Donation by Bruce Hopwood 12/11/08  

Well done Tom - Mount Everest next? Donation by Andrew, Rosemary, Jake & Harry 18/10/08  

You are an inspirational to so many people - young and old. You should be very proud - those mountains are hard work but such an experience 4 u Donation by Simon Hunter 23/09/08  

Donation by Bill Bennett 18/09/08  

Donation by Alan Reed 18/09/08  

Congratulations Tom - hope you will tell us all about your adventures soon Donation by Neil, Jane, Katie and Andrew 13/09/08  

Fantastic Tom (and Paul), what an achievement !!!! What's next then ...... Donation by Heather, Lee, Oliver and Jodie 20/08/08  

Congratulations on getting 214 green spots! Donation by Tom & Barbara Fryers 19/08/08  

Donation by Irene Johnson 19/08/08  

Donation by Peggy 19/08/08  

Very well done Donation by Norman Pickering & Family 19/08/08  

Just brilliant, Tom Donation by Auntie Margaret 19/08/08  

Brilliant, Tom - well done. Give your Dad a rest before you start the Munros! Donation by Meechan family 18/08/08  

We've only got another 213 to do.... Donation by Catherine, Peter, Anna & Lucy 18/08/08  

Hi Tom, I've just seen you and your dad on the telly! Fantastic achievment, many congratulations t Donation by Chris Leese 18/08/08  

Very well done! What's next? Donation by John Langley 18/08/08  

Good luck Tom! Donation by Gemma Parker (Age 6) 18/08/08  

Well done tiddly Tom, just the Munros, Andes and Everest left. Donation by Andy and Mel 16/08/08  

Well done Tom - tread steadily and enjoy when you can! Donation by Chris Thomas 14/08/08  

Well done Tom and good luck on your future climbs! Donation by Schrijver family 11/08/08  

Well done Tom, a great achievement, good luck with the rest of the challenge. Donation by Bryan & Liz 10/08/08  

Those boots were made for walking! Best of luck to Tom & Dad Donation by Nick & Esther 03/08/08  

It will be a fantastic achievement! Keep on going. Donation by Wendy & Neil Limbert 31/07/08  

Keep on climbing...! Good luck Donation by Rebecca & Kevin 31/07/08  

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