This May, I'm taking Team PKD to new heights - 1,085 metres to be exact.

In the early hours of May 31, 2026, guided by experienced mountain leaders, we will ascend Llanberis Path to watch the sun rise over the breathtaking Welsh countryside.

The date marks 18 months since my wife's life was saved due to a live kidney transplant.

Justine found out she had the hereditary disease at the age of 13. Living with the thought that she would not live past 60. With her father passing away at 61 after two failed kidney transplants, her uncle at 42 grandfather at 38 and her sister at 52,

Justine’s cousin Lisa, who also has PKD, and of similar age, entered into the live kidney donation pool, having her transplant from a donor in Edinburgh, at Plymouth’s Deriford Hospital, early March '25. With her husband Mark, she too will also be taking part in the climb.

Polycystic Kidney Disease is a range of life-threatening inherited conditions that can cause kidney failure and affect other organs. Research is the only way to stop the progression of PKD and transform the lives of those affected today and in the future. Www.pkdcidity.org.uk

To help us in this research please sponsor by donating.

Climbing Snowdon in the daylight is memorable, but doing it under the stars, with the moon lighting your path, transforms it into something truly extraordinary.

PKD Charity is a UK-based organization dedicated to supporting individuals and their families affected by Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). As a charity we play a vital role in supporting and advocating for the 70,000 people in the UK who suffer with the incurable disease.

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Charity UK

Please dig deep and donate to this great charity.