The Campaign

The History of the Yukon Quest

In 2022, it starts from Fairbanks Alaska and finishes in Whitehorse Yukon.

I will walk pulling my own supplies and equipment unsupported. A trust test of how we can set our minds to achieve anything we desire. That said, let’s take a moment and consider - For some, their desire achieve may just be being able to afford to buy food for themselves and their children, find enough money to escape domestic violence and find shelter against the odds. 

Why I Have Chosen Focus4Hope

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I honestly can’t imagine how vulnerable the victims must feel.

Please watch the poem and video I created on my fundraising page https://walkingwithmybear.com/fundraising/

Something else close to my heart, is the work they do to bring resources to those who need them most by hosting outreach events in the West Yorkshire area on a regular basis. During fortnightly events in Leeds, they feed up to 100 homeless individuals and provide parcels full of essential hygiene items and food.

Focus4Hope regularly put-on events to foster connection and community between people they work with in vulnerable areas. Focus4Hope’s events are aimed at not only providing much-needed physical resources, but a source of connection to fight loneliness and isolation, which is an issue close to their hearts.

Having already raised £1,989 of the £10,400 target required in April 2021 walking and cycling 1,053 miles unsupported non stop in the Derbyshire Peak District, and remained outside until completed, 1,000 Below Zero will certainly be a test against the harsh environment. More people have summitted Everest, been to the South and North Pole, than have completed this epic journey unsupported on foot.

So to help support Focus4Hope, I will walk pulling my own supplries across frozen Rivers, Lakes, Wilderness and Mountains, remaining outdoors unsupported pulling my pulk to complete the epic Yukon Quest 1,000 mile route with the hope to raise much needed funds to achieve the target of £10,400.

We need your support

If you want to show your support in other ways, please visit our shop page on www.walkingwithmybear.com where we will also be donating part of Walking With My Bear Proceeds to Focus4Hope.