My name is Ethan and I am 9 years old and this is my story:

Just one week before my 8th birthday in April 2014 my mum sat me down to tell me something I didn't want to hear, sadly granddad Woody had died. In January this year my mum had some more sad news, this time my mums best friend Claire had passed away, who I called Auntie Claire. They both died from an illness called cancer. I loved my granddad Woody and Auntie Claire, we saw each other weekly, spent lots of holidays and Christmas together and I miss them loads. I knew they were ill and the doctors tried everything to save their lives but, I was devastated when my mum told me, I cried lots and felt really sad.

I know I'm not the only person to lose someone and lots of people have cancer. I thought if I could raise some extra money for the scientist to help find a cure for cancer then someone else wouldn't go through the sadness that I had felt.

8 months ago I began climbing at The Lock Climbing Wall in Harlow, Essex. I love climbing but couldn't get over 10 meters high, I kept getting scared. I wondered if people would sponsor me to get over my fear so, I started training in February. I finally made the full 14 meters on my first 1-1 session, I was a bit scared and I still get a bit scared at the top but now climbing to the top isn't really a challenge. I had to think of something else.

Thanks to research 450 people survive cancer each day, my new challenge is to climb 1 meter for each person on Sunday 5th July. That's 450 meters in one day! that's 32 times up the wall and is equivalent to four and half Big Bens, a Shard and a half or two meters short of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!!

I will have one day to complete the climb, I will be stopping for rests, to eat and drink and I do not have to follow a set route but, I aim to complete 140 meters per session. To keep safe I need to stay focused,  my arms, legs and hands will become tired but I will need to keep going this challenge will be about strength and perseverance.

Granddad used to be an Akela for a cub group and couldn't wait for me to move up to cubs but, sadly he missed that too. I made my cub promise to granddad at his funeral and promised to do my best and that's what I'm going to do.

I would like to raise £150 to stop cancer. Please sponsor me and maybe one day instead of 450 people survive cancer, it will be everyone survives cancer.