We're Off Again - to Scotland!

We've crossed the half way point of our End-to-End hike and now we're going to hike 'the spine' from Edale to Kirk Yetholm.

Although we've hiked 761 miles so far, every hike is different and we never feel that confident we'll get there.

We'd love sponsorship and Bloomberg will match it!

We'd be happy with any sponsorship(*) especially since my employer, Bloomberg, will match it. So your £2 becomes £4 and if we include giftaid too, that £4.50 for Man & Boy.

(* £2 seems is the minimum on Justigiving)

End to End: Hiking the Pennine Way (268 miles)

Follow along, if you like, with our Google Photos Slideshow.

The Pennine way is a tough hike. It's 268 miles along "the spine" mountain range in Northern England and a total of 11,225m of ascent. It catches lots of weather from the Atlantic so we can expect wind and rain and sun!

It's quite remote too so we'll be wild camping, staying in bothies, and drinking water from rivers. Ticks seem to be a big thing this year!

About Us

Isaac is 15 and I'm approaching 58 and we like to hike! We've over half way on our hike from Eastbourne to Cape Wrath now (761 miles)

It's not just about getting more badges for Isaac's hat (at least I think it's not).

And here's our end to end route on plotaroute.

About Man & Boy Charity

We decided to make this a sponsored hike to raise money for MAN&BOY. This is a small charity that has helped us out, and we stay involved.

Programmes like the Adolescence Series are making it easier to explain what MAN&BOY is all about - which is strengthening relationships between boys and male role models in their lives.

MAN&BOY have been championing male role models and supporting boys, men and their families for a decade. The national debate is catching up - Sir Gareth Southgate talking about boys needing role models, the ground breaking TV Drama Adolescence and the Centre for Social Justice’s new report ‘Lost Boys’ are making waves.

The recent release of 'Can't Look Away', based on investigative reporting by Bloomberg News' Olivia Carville, further highlights the challenges our young people are currently facing and why organisations like MAN&BOY are really doing great work to provide alternatives to social media for young people.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.