Over the seven days the group will trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro via the Machame route to meet the sunrise at Uhuru peak - 5,895 metres above sea level having weathered high winds, low temperatures and the ever-present problems associated with oxygen deprivation and low pressure that are witnessed at altitude.  As a consequence the risks are real, without them however the trip would be without personal challenge; in addition to raising the profile of the SSCF and the work it supports the Kilimanjaro challenge presents a unique opportunity to those undertaking it to test their own expectations of themselves both mentally and physically - none will have engaged in anything similar to this before.