On the 20  March, I will be setting off to trek to base camp at Mount Everest.

It covers 71 miles over 12 days, trekking at altitude for 7 hours a day on average until I reach Everest Base Camp at 5,364 meters. 

Why would I put myself through this challenge (also involving minus temperatures at night....) and for what cause?

I love a challenge and the cause is an institution close to my heart; The Laniado Hospital in Netanya, Israel. This medical campus is founded on the principal that compassion, kindness and sympathy are the threads that bind all humanity irrespective of race or religion.

The aim is to raise money for an Advanced Defibrillator in the Emergency Unit. This machine will help improve survival outcomes for patients with sudden cardiac arrest

The machine costs £17000 and can be used around many hospital departments.

Thank you again

Hilary