One hundredth of the way there... and counting...

Yipee... I had my first donation through www.justgiving.com and so I am now on my way. Thanks Al for getting the ball rolling; may it continue to gather momentum, speed and size all the way to October 19th!

Let the training commence!

Fundraising ...

The main achievement this week has been putting together the website and logo design - very much Fran's artistic talents behind this. It just needs some final syntactic tweaks before it's ready for public viewing. You can get a sneak peak at Basecamp or Bust.

Training (of sorts)

...began this week with a 4 mile run home from work on Monday. The first thing that concerned me was the cadaverous colour of my legs; fake tan never looked so enticing. I made it home, looking less like a jogger as the miles went on and more like I was being chased by a rabid dog - all wild-eyed and flailing limbs. 

I woke on Tuesday feeling like I'd put my legs through the paper shredder but still managed to cycle to work - weirdly the cycling was pain free but the getting off my chair to make a coffee was complete agony. Since Wednesday though, training has admittedly slipped, consisting mostly of Mojitos, Chop Chop dumplings, bacon rolls and cream eggs.

There's always next week...

The challenges ahead

I'm not sure which is the greater challenge: climbing to an altitude of 5,500 metres over a 13 day period in October this year or raising the £4,000 required before September in order to go.

The trek is in aid of RP Fighting Blindness, a charity that raises awareness and money for research into Retinitis Pigmentosa. This is a condition that Liz, my fellow trekker and fundraiser, suffers from as do many members of her family.

Watch this space for further information of fund-raising events ahead...

In the meantime, here's the final goal:

Picture by Bobby Model at National Geographic