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Hear from our Kilimanjaro Challengers as they get kit together, fundraise, get fit and prepare to ‘learn on the way up’.

March 20, 2020

KILIMANJARO!

It’s been a month since we returned from Kilimanjaro, and the world is now a quite different place. People panic […]
March 5, 2020

Back to earth! But after an incredible experince with Ubuntu Family

It has been just over two weeks since made it to the summit…yet, in many ways, it feels like it […]
February 13, 2020

Heading to the gateway of Kilimanjaro!

Final preparations and kit checking at the lodge – and team Ubuntu finally hit the road to head to Rongai […]
January 7, 2020

UNICEF target achieved!

Goal achieved! Thank you very much to all who have made it possible to raise 2,000€ for a great cause, […]
November 5, 2019

Second week in Colombia

Its been a while since this “second week” but i didnt have the time to write these words… but here […]
October 9, 2019

Thank you

In all the excitement of getting to know my Team Ubuntu colleagues, trying out kit and tackling some of the […]
October 5, 2019

Sausages for UNICEF!

Thank you for your Donations! Many thanks to everyone who donated money during our “Vienna sausage cooking day”this week.  It […]
October 2, 2019

First week in Colombia

Vacation!   It feels like it’s been a while since I was on vacation… but it was just 8 days […]
August 29, 2019

Because what really matters is UNICEF

One of my commitments when applying to Autovista Kilimajaro Challenge was to be involved with UNICEF and to know more […]
August 25, 2019

Bank Holiday Heatwave

The August bank holiday weekend seemed an ideal time for my first foray into car boot sales.  With a summer […]
July 23, 2019

Focus on Fundraising

With an ear and sinus infection impacting on energy levels, my training has taken a backseat in the last couple […]
October 25, 2018

Yellow Fever in the left arm, Typhoid in the right, now where do we stick the Rubella?

It’s not just the preparation of exercise that one has to consider for Kilimanjaro, but also the immunisations. So you […]
October 16, 2018

Look at the state of my training partner!

    He is meant to be helping me to get fit…he won’t even stand up!    
October 16, 2018

3 Peaks Reflection

Time for reflection is often a challenge in our busy lives, but the reward is huge.  Climbing the 3 Peaks […]
October 16, 2018

After Three Peaks is before Kili

The Three Peaks Challenge was a fabulous experience – not only for the hiking challenge, the beautiful nature and the […]
October 16, 2018

Good morning! 8 Euro for UNICEF this morning by running 16 Km :-)

  A beautiful sunrise this morning during my daily morning workout of 1.5 hours of jogging. 🙂
October 15, 2018

The winners of the second drawing of my Flight raffle

So far this fundraising thing has really been amazing. I had some really heartwarming reactions when I told people about […]
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