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On the 26th October i am off to the Himalayas to climb Mera peak a 6,500m mountain from the top of which i will be able to see 5 of the 6 Worlds tallest mountains including Everest! We will be on the mountain for 16days with temperatures of -25, risking both frostbite and altitude sickness.

I am supporting Lumos a charity i have supported for a few years now. There are currently 8 million children in orphanages around the world and incredibly 80% of them are not orphans. Lumos is fighting to stop the institutionalisation of these children around the world, through education and funding of community projects to bring children back to their families and communities where they can be raised with the love and care each child deserves.

100% of all money donated to Lumos go directly to helping the children with JK Rowling covering the administration costs herself.

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