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