Hii, I’m Rachel, a Geography teacher from a secondary school in Hull. As soon as term finishes at the end of July, I’ll be flying to Tanzania to embark on a solo seven day climb of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Yes, I know, I’m absolutely mad!

In total, I’ll be climbing for five days up the mountain and two days down with a bag full of day essentials. Luckily, tents are provided along the route!

I’ve been preparing with other walking and running challenges. In April I climbed Scafell Pike (in minus 10 degrees!), in May Half term I’ll be completing the Three Peaks and in June I’ll be taking part in the Hull Half Marathon.

I love being active, so I thought why not combine what I love with a worthy cause. I hope to raise at least £500 for Unity in Community so they can continue to provide community activities and help people become part of something in their local area.

Thanks for reading and any donation will be greatly appreciated!

About the Charity: Unity is Community is a charity and community centre in North Hull and has been helping the HU6 community for 25 years. They have a weekly Food Bank, an employment support programme and a weekly Coffee Morning amongst other projects. Unity in Community would like to raise funds to continue to put on free activities in school holidays, evenings, and daytimes for adults and children to help people build confidence, make new friends and become part of something.