Hi everyone!

Me, Gracie and 38 others will be climbing Kilimanjaro from the 22nd August - 6th September 2012. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, is the tallest free standing mountain in the world and stands at 5,895m,

On the night of the summit we start climbing at midnight and climb a whopping 1295m, reaching Stella Point before carrying round the rim to the summit, the ‘12-15 hour trek’ ends as we descend to base camp 2124m below. 

The charity I chose to fundraise for is Practical Action, as well as being a very worthwhile cause it is also quite Geography-relevant which is obviously a bonus. It is a charity that, for over 40 years, has been working directly with people in the worlds poorest areas, using simple, appropriate technology to help transform lives and fight poverty in a sustainable way. 

Practical Action is a small charity, this means that any donations are given directly to the area. The tools may be simple or sophisticated – but aim to provide long-term, appropriate and practical answers and train locals to use it so it can dramatically improve areas of abject poverty for the future as well as now. Main goals include Reducing vulnerability, improving access to basic services and improving market, processing and production levels to establish long lasting prosperity. 

There is tones more info on the website- http://practicalaction.org/ or ask me!

This is a very big deal for me and for the charity, so please try be as generous as you can and sponsor me! (We will be taking lots of pictures which probably will be worth a couple of quid alone if you are aware of my moods when I’m tired).

 

Every penny of the £2500 goes directly to the charity and its amazing cause

Thanks!