A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SPONSORED ME.  I HAVE NOW REACHED MY TARGET AND AM FUNDRAISING FOR MY NEXT CHALLENGE: CAMBODIA. PLEASE COULD YOU MAKE YOUR DONATION TO THAT CHALLENGE, EITHER ONLINE VIA JUSTGIVING WHEN THE PAGE IS SET UP, OR SEND ME A CHEQUE. DETAILS COMING SOON!  (When I return from Inner Mongolia; too busy training ...)

From June 22nd, I will now be trekking in Inner Mongolia - changed from Tibet due to political situation - to raise money for Farleigh Hospice in Chelmsford.  The trek takes place in one of the remotest regions on earth - there's not even a guide book, it's too rough for the Rough Guide and too lonely for the Lonely Planet teams! Creature comforts will be non-existent, even by my standards.  I will be:

Walking 25km a day, for 5 consecutive days, including across a desert, hoping that Genghis Khan doesn't spot us and that Marco Polo has left a few sign posts along the way 

Sleeping under canvas in temperatures barely above freezing,  one night in a multi-person gher (I think that's a skin tent)

Eating all meals al fresco and drinking milk wine  

"Mod cons"  will be a mere hole in the ground, if we're lucky  

The only running water will be when we trek by the Yellow River ...

If this doesn't sound like your idea of a luxury holiday, it's not mine either!  SO ...Please, dig deep and sponsor me online NOW. 

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