One Slovene guy and one Moroccan girl are climbing Ben Nevis.

It does sound like the beginning of a joke, doesn’t it?

The magic of life though is that... It’s happening!

Now while Nejc, the guy who grew up in the mountains (by intermittence) might know what he’s doing, I (Souky), the city Moroccan girl who discovered that she enjoyed hiking in January 2022, don't!

Ignorance is bliss and probably best.

We survived the pandemic. We can surely do this too. Technically we only argue while kayaking and surely hiking is different…?

When is this memorable event happening? July 8th! A big day when we will take our trekking level from 10 to 200 and face the cold Scottish "Summer" weather.

Have we gone mad? No, we’re doing it to support a foundation that is close to our hearts, the Rudy A Menon Foundation.

The Rudy A Menon Foundation was set up in 2015 to honour Rudy, who sadly lost his battle with a rare form of inoperable brain cancer called Gliomatosis Cerebri in 2013.

So hop in and join us in our adventure. We will be forever thankful for your support.

Loads of love.

Souky & Nejc

More about Gliomarosis Cerebri:

Gliomatosis Cerebri is an extremely rare cancer that predominantly affects children, teenagers, and young adults. There are no treatments and no clinical trials. Unlike many other forms of brain cancer, it does not manifest itself as a lump, but instead is like a spider's web of cancer threads that spread deep into the brain, making it impossible to remove surgically, or to treat with radiation. The prognosis for those diagnosed with this disease is poor, with a 100% fatality rate. 

The Rudy A Menon Foundarion:

The Rudy A Menon Foundation works closely with the Institute of Cancer Research in London as well as other labs in Rome and Boston to fund research into Gliomatosis Cerebri and other forms of inoperable brain cancer.

Earlier this year the Foundation announced the second Rudy A Menon Foundation PhD Studentship,which will be funded purely by donations from supporters. Read more here: https://www.icr.ac.uk/blogs/science-talk/page-details/no-one-should-have-to-lose-a-loved-one-due-to-lack-of-research​

Website: https://www.rudyamenon.org/ 

Charity #: 1170787

About Ben Nevis: Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. The summit is 4,411 feet (1345m) above sea level and is the highest land in any direction for 459 miles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William.