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On the 04/02/2023 I will be leaving the UK and flying to Kathmandu in Nepal with five friends to take on the challenge of climbing to Mount Everest Base camp, standing 5,363 metres above sea level.        Over the past twelve months I have been training to require the fitness and strength that is required to complete the challenge.

After much thought I’ve decided to raise money for the charity ‘Mind ‘ in my opinion one of many charities that is important to every one of us .In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week . The male mental health crisis is real yet it is still being ignored.It has been widely reported that suicide is now the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK, accounting for 1 in 4 deaths in men under the age of 35. Over the years I’ve been touched by friends , and work colleagues speaking with frank honesty about their struggles . I want there to be a world where mental health issues carry no stigma and people can feel safe talking to family and friends without being judged both male and female.

I don’t want anyone to feel there is no hope and resort to desperate measures of which I’ve witnessed growing up ( from secondary school to adulthood. It’s heart-breaking and there needs to be more funding and support in the community and schools to help adults/children suffering .I hope you can dig deep for this cause but if you can’t then please take the time to be kind . Who knows that smile or kind word to a stranger maybe enough to change their day from a truly awful one ( where they’ve used up all their energy to just get out of bed ) to an ok one which for now is enough to get them through the day.