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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’.
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- James Harden
- Jan Vercruysse
- Joe March
- Jose Maria (Chema) Gonzalez
- Juan Carlos Castaños
- Julia Gray
- Kati Kaarila
- Keris Eliott
- Kirsty McNab
- Martin Novak
- Maximilian Kummerer
- Paul Lehner
- Paul Marklew
- Pippa Hall
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- Rickkie Rand
- Robert Redman
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March 20, 2020
It’s been a month since we returned from Kilimanjaro, and the world is now a quite different place. People panic […]
March 8, 2020
It is difficult to describe in one post my Kilimanjaro Challenge experience; but paradoxically, I can easily do it in […]
March 5, 2020
It has been just over two weeks since made it to the summit…yet, in many ways, it feels like it […]
March 3, 2020
Just over two weeks ago, I experienced the most unusual Monday morning “at the office” of my life, standing on […]
February 15, 2020
Thanks to a bit of unexpected network coverage, we have had the wonderful surprise of a few photos from Team […]
February 14, 2020
Thursday 13th February The team arrived at Rongai Gate as planned at lunchtime ready for a packed lunch, stocking up […]
February 13, 2020
Final preparations and kit checking at the lodge – and team Ubuntu finally hit the road to head to Rongai […]
February 12, 2020
After a long day of travelling and a few missed flights due to weather delays, Team Ubuntu has arrived in […]
February 10, 2020
I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has approached me sending their best wishes and encouraging words […]
February 10, 2020
After a last training hike along the North Downs Way on Saturday, making the most of spring-like sunshine, yesterday’s storm […]
February 5, 2020
So with a little under a week to go until Kilimanjaro, I have hit my Unicef charity target! I send […]
January 16, 2020
It’s been well over a month since my last blog here, so I thought I’d best get on and add […]
January 3, 2020
Some thoughtful Christmas gifts – and an early birthday present – mean I now have almost all the kit I […]
November 20, 2019
I had a day off from work last week, and with the weather looking cold, wet and miserable, I decided […]
October 5, 2019
Thank you for your Donations! Many thanks to everyone who donated money during our “Vienna sausage cooking day”this week. It […]
September 25, 2019
I’ve been slowly gathering walking kit over the last few months, and have had my new boots for a few […]
September 17, 2019
It was a lovely hot weekend just gone in England, and I made the most of it with yet another […]
August 21, 2019
Participated in a really really hard triathlon last weekend in “Corrales de Buelna” (north of Spain). As I said to […]
August 11, 2019
After a rocky start, involving a mad dash around the garden with umbrellas and tarpaulins, the sun decided to shine […]
August 4, 2019
Having finally shaken off a nasty ear infection, I am trying to recover lost fitness and get back into my […]