I’m climbing Ben Nevis (the shielding way). Climbing the stairs in my house, to arrive at the summit height of Ben Nevis.

I have a chronic rare blood cancer PV, which is a Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN). MPN voice have helped me personally over the years. I thank my daughter Ally for the motivation to attempt this challenge.

Before this pandemic, my training had progressed as planned. I had a large support group organised to helping me climb Ben Nevis in May – obviously due to the restrictions, in Scotland, this is no longer possible.

Climbing Ben Nevis was always intended as my last Munro. Fatigue is a huge issue with PV leading to an acceptance that completing the Munro bagging is now not a practical a challenge. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK, the summit is 1,345 metres. I am climbing Ben Nevis (the shielding way). This challenge might take me 26 hours or 26 days, totally dependent on managing my fatigue. To reach this height I will have to climb up the 3 flights of house stairs 259 times.

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