UPDATE - 5 weeks until we walk. And walk. And walk....

Its been a while since we have updated everyone on here, but we are both suddenly very aware that our long wait to climb Kilimanjaro is nearly up.... we are literally 5 weeks from the climb. Eeeek! How did that happen?

We are sharing a few pics of our recent training together (with River our loyal companion) as we have genuinely loved spending time together hiking and scrambling up hills and mountains. From snow to sunshine, we have braved it all.

If anyone didnt manage to donate to either of our two wonderful causes, last time we posted (maybe you were waiting to see if we would actually go through with it?) please feel free to now. Every little counts, and they are two very worthy causes, helping to spur us on to the top.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

This challenge is something that has been on Claire's bucket list for years, and after deciding a few months ago to "just do it on her own" (due to very few normal people feeling the need to walk up a hill for 8 days), it was Jon who made the statement "this sounds like a Jen Stockdale kinda thing...."

And how right he was!

After not a lot of deliberation, we quickly signed ourselves up and have finally put down the wine glasses (kinda) long enough to start some training.

Our decision to raise some money whilst challenging ourselves, simply comes from many family and friends who have suggested we should. Whilst we are self funding the climbs, the added inspiration of any donations to either of our 2 chosen charities will no doubt help spur us on.

No amount is too small so please feel free to donate anything you can. Every penny, is just an added bonus knowing our crazy hill climb may be helping a deserving animal in the UK find its forever home or offer a chance of recovery to someone fighting cancer.

Thank you and WISH US LUCK!!!