In March 2015, along with a team of 13 others, Rob undertook an extreme alpine challenge, Everest in the Alps.  The team ascended 8,848 metres - equivalent to the height of the world's largest mountain - on skis, raising an incredible £3m for The Brain Tumour Charity.

Rob was inspired to undertake this challenge by his son Toby, who was diagnosed with a low grade brain tumour at the age of five.  Despite surgery and gruelling chemotherapy, the position of the tumour on Toby’s brain stem means that it cannot be fully removed.

Everest In The Alps 2015 enabled The Brain Tumour Charity to invest £5m in to The Everest Centre for Research into Paediatric Low Grade Brain Tumours, the largest single investment globally in to low grade paediatric brain tumours.  It brings together an international, multi-disciplinary team of leading experts, collaborating across Europe and the USA.

In February 2018, Rob will once again be leading The Everest In The Alps Challenge: The Second Ascent to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity.  

The teams are aiming to raise £350,000 to fund the vital research planned by The Centre in the next five years.