Two weeks ago I summited Mont Blanc (4,810m), the Alps’ highest summit, also ranked 11^th in terms of topographic prominence. It’s the highest peak in Europe if you consider Russia’s Mount Elbrus to be in Asia!

5 words really summarised my climb: Humility, Perseverance, Focus, Teamwork and Challenge; and I would like disadvantaged and disabled children across the UK to one day also have the chance to admire the view from the very top of Europe.

Before the climb, I told myself I wanted to support an association that could offer young disadvantaged and disabled children across the UK this kind of opportunity. For this reason, I am now raising £4,810 for Access Sport.

I’m very proud and happy I managed to summit  the deadliest mountain in the Alps despite very little time to prep myself besides a short ski touring expedition in Greenland in April and a couple of acclimatisation days in the run up to the climb… And still, we ended up summiting in under 4 hours (we’re the 7^th fastest women according to the Strava app!); summiting at 6:35am; leaving us enough time and energy for the 2,000m+ descent; and ensuring we were through the technical rocky and deadly terrain through Gouter Grand Couloir, before the sun reached it.  

Please be generous and help me beat my target!!