We first met through a climbing club in Birmingham and both had our first alpine experience over 50 years ago. Now is the time to give something back.

With five cancers and a heart attack behind us and with friends who have been helped by St Richard’s Hospice, Worcester, we are very much aware of the value of a facility like this in the community. St Richard’s relies heavily on donations from people like you and us to make up over 80% of their income. They have helped our friends and they may very well need to help you and us in the future.

To raise funds for hospice care we are taking part in a trek covering part of the Circuit of Mont Blanc – three days trekking through France, Italy and Switzerland from Courmayeur to Chamonix at an altitude of 4-8,000ft. Any help you can give would be very much appreciated by ourselves and St Richard's.

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