I've found a GPS product that might potentially allow me to post my position on to a Google Maps page, and will also tweet the link automatically.
Being a bit of a gadget freak, this sounds like a must have bit of kit.
More details to follow, but am hoping to stay 'connected' during my trek.
You can follow me on Twitter @jpgdesign here:
@jpgdesign
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Baby steps
Started my first bit of training yesterday.
I went on a 2 mile bike ride.
It was flat and slow
Must up the ante....
I went on a 2 mile bike ride.
It was flat and slow
Must up the ante....
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Gift Aid
If you're kind enough to donate via the JustGiving website, and you're a tax payer living in the UK, please do remember to choose the Gift Aid option.
This costs you absolutely nothing, but gains the charity and extra 28% of your donation for free.
Gift Aid really makes a difference.
(Please mention my name in the comment section of JustGiving donations so that I can track my donations)
Thanks
JustGiving
This costs you absolutely nothing, but gains the charity and extra 28% of your donation for free.
Gift Aid really makes a difference.
(Please mention my name in the comment section of JustGiving donations so that I can track my donations)
Thanks
JustGiving
The Itinerary
It all sounds very glamorous at this stage, but the reality of the effort involved is not particularly apparent.
Day one
We fly overnight from London Heathrow to Nairobi.
Day two
We arrive in Nairobi early morning and meet our transfers for a seven-hour bus journey to Marangu in Tanzania. Along the way we’ll see the magnificent sights of the African bush. On arrival at our hotel we’ll meet our guides and have a briefing on the challenge ahead.
Day three
We have an early start to catch our transfers to our starting point, Naremoru Gate, at the base of the mountain. We’ll trek through farmers’ fields and into the forest zone for a 700m climb before reaching our camp for the night.
Day four
After an early breakfast we continue our trek along narrow paths through moorland. We trek up to an old lava tube cave where we break for lunch. We then continue our ascent to Kikelewa Cave to complete the day’s 1,000m climb before setting up camp for the night.
Day five
Today we have a steeper trek, climbing 600m to reach Mawenzi Tarn. In the afternoon we have a short acclimatisation walk to a higher altitude before returning to camp.
Day six
Today we have a slow trek across “the Saddle” – an alpine desert between the volcanic peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo. We reach our camp and rest overnight before summit day.
Day seven
We wake up shortly after midnight for a long and challenging day. We climb Kibo to Gilman’s Point on the rim of the volcanic crater and watch the sunrise. We then continue trekking across the snow before a final push to Uhuru Peak.
We start our descent down the mountain the same way we came – past Gilman’s Point and Kibo, trekking along the Marangu route to Horombo Huts where we camp for the night.
Day eight
We descend from Horombo through the moorland and forest to the gate and Marangu. From here we transfer to our hotel for a celebratory dinner.
Day nine
We transfer back to Nairobi for our overnight flight to London Heathrow.
Day ten
Arrive London early morning.
Day one
We fly overnight from London Heathrow to Nairobi.
Day two
We arrive in Nairobi early morning and meet our transfers for a seven-hour bus journey to Marangu in Tanzania. Along the way we’ll see the magnificent sights of the African bush. On arrival at our hotel we’ll meet our guides and have a briefing on the challenge ahead.
Day three
We have an early start to catch our transfers to our starting point, Naremoru Gate, at the base of the mountain. We’ll trek through farmers’ fields and into the forest zone for a 700m climb before reaching our camp for the night.
Day four
After an early breakfast we continue our trek along narrow paths through moorland. We trek up to an old lava tube cave where we break for lunch. We then continue our ascent to Kikelewa Cave to complete the day’s 1,000m climb before setting up camp for the night.
Day five
Today we have a steeper trek, climbing 600m to reach Mawenzi Tarn. In the afternoon we have a short acclimatisation walk to a higher altitude before returning to camp.
Day six
Today we have a slow trek across “the Saddle” – an alpine desert between the volcanic peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo. We reach our camp and rest overnight before summit day.
Day seven
We wake up shortly after midnight for a long and challenging day. We climb Kibo to Gilman’s Point on the rim of the volcanic crater and watch the sunrise. We then continue trekking across the snow before a final push to Uhuru Peak.
We start our descent down the mountain the same way we came – past Gilman’s Point and Kibo, trekking along the Marangu route to Horombo Huts where we camp for the night.
Day eight
We descend from Horombo through the moorland and forest to the gate and Marangu. From here we transfer to our hotel for a celebratory dinner.
Day nine
We transfer back to Nairobi for our overnight flight to London Heathrow.
Day ten
Arrive London early morning.
First Steps
Having now confirmed my place on the team, the realisation of what lies ahead is finally starting to dawn on me.
The more I read in books, blogs and websites, the more I'm not only excited by the challenge, but filled with anxiety about the endurance.
I haven't started training yet, but know that I must, soon.
Apart from getting fit, I've got to raise a substantial amount of money.
So far, I've raised a third of my minimum, which I suppose is not bad going in a week, but I've realised that getting people to part with money (any money) is much much harder than I would have imagined.
The thing is, ANY amount will do, and would be much appreciated. Maybe that's what puts people off? The notion that they have to donate a large amount.
I'm not really sure. But if all the people that follow me on Twitter for example (@jpgdesign) were to give me just £1, then I'd have another £1000 or so in donations.
So maybe I should be hunting down the micro payments.
Anyway, this is my first post, in what looks like being a monumental once in a lifetime opportunity.
On September 16th 2011, as part of the Marie Curie Cancer Care, I shall be attempting to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Africa's highest mountain, at 19,341 feet or 5,895 metres.
I shall be climbing with 5 others as part of the Serious Fox Team (which will be part of the bigger Marie Curie Trek), attempting to reach Uhuru Peak summit, and attempting between us, to raise £50,000
It's an epic amount of money, on what will be an epic trek, which will test our mental and physical limits.
So with that in mind, please please click the link on the right and donate to Just Giving. Any amount will do. Every pound helps the cause.
MARIE CURIE:
• There are more than 2,000 Marie Curie Nurses in the UK. In partnership with other healthcare professionals they care for half of all cancer patients who die at home - but we want to reach more.
• In 2008/9 we cared for more than 29,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in our nine hospices.
• It costs us £20 an hour to provide a Marie Curie Nurse.
• All our services are always free to patients and their families.
• We care for approximately 7,000 patients in our hospices each year – including 4,000 in-patients - and we are the largest hospice provider after the NHS.
• We conduct palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people. We also fund seven scientific teams at UK universities investigating the causes and treatments of cancer.
• We need to raise £9,212 every hour of every day to carry on our work.
• Each year we spend £40.5 million on nursing, £35.2 million on our hospices and £5 million on our research and development work.
• Every hour of every day, the charity is making a real difference to the lives of people with cancer and their families across the UK.
• Marie Curie Cancer Care spends more than £80 million a year on its care and research activities.
• Around one in three people now think of our charity when asked to name an organisation that helps people with cancer.
• Marie Curie Cancer Care was founded in 1948, the same year as the NHS.
• Our charity is named after the scientist Marie Curie who was born in 1867 in Poland. She discovered radium – which was for many years the main element in radiotherapy treatment. Marie Curie was twice awarded the Nobel Prize: for Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911. She died in 1934.
• Marie Curie Cancer Care adopted the daffodil emblem in 1986. The daffodil is also the emblem of leading cancer charities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Irish Republic. The flower is widely recognised as a symbol of renewal and optimism – symbolising the promise of spring after the long dark days of winter. Many people liken the flower to our Marie Curie Nurses who offer care and support to people at what can be a very stressful and difficult time in their lives.
• 30 per cent of adults know (with no prompting) that the daffodil is the charity’s emblem.
• We have a nationwide army of volunteers –more than 5,000 people volunteer for us on a regular basis and an amazing 164,000 others volunteer once a year.
• We’ve been helping cancer patients and carers for 60 years. We also help people with other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and end stage heart failure.
• Only a quarter of all terminally ill cancer patients in the UK currently die at home. Our Marie Curie Nurses care for half of them - but we want to reach more.
• In 2008/9 Marie Curie Nurses cared for 22,370 cancer patients in their own homes, providing almost 1.3 million hours of practical nursing care.
• We care for more cancer patients in our hospices than any other UK charity.
• Around 40 per cent of people will develop cancer at some time in their lives and one in four people will die from the disease
The more I read in books, blogs and websites, the more I'm not only excited by the challenge, but filled with anxiety about the endurance.
I haven't started training yet, but know that I must, soon.
Apart from getting fit, I've got to raise a substantial amount of money.
So far, I've raised a third of my minimum, which I suppose is not bad going in a week, but I've realised that getting people to part with money (any money) is much much harder than I would have imagined.
The thing is, ANY amount will do, and would be much appreciated. Maybe that's what puts people off? The notion that they have to donate a large amount.
I'm not really sure. But if all the people that follow me on Twitter for example (@jpgdesign) were to give me just £1, then I'd have another £1000 or so in donations.
So maybe I should be hunting down the micro payments.
Anyway, this is my first post, in what looks like being a monumental once in a lifetime opportunity.
On September 16th 2011, as part of the Marie Curie Cancer Care, I shall be attempting to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Africa's highest mountain, at 19,341 feet or 5,895 metres.
I shall be climbing with 5 others as part of the Serious Fox Team (which will be part of the bigger Marie Curie Trek), attempting to reach Uhuru Peak summit, and attempting between us, to raise £50,000
It's an epic amount of money, on what will be an epic trek, which will test our mental and physical limits.
So with that in mind, please please click the link on the right and donate to Just Giving. Any amount will do. Every pound helps the cause.
MARIE CURIE:
• There are more than 2,000 Marie Curie Nurses in the UK. In partnership with other healthcare professionals they care for half of all cancer patients who die at home - but we want to reach more.
• In 2008/9 we cared for more than 29,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in our nine hospices.
• It costs us £20 an hour to provide a Marie Curie Nurse.
• All our services are always free to patients and their families.
• We care for approximately 7,000 patients in our hospices each year – including 4,000 in-patients - and we are the largest hospice provider after the NHS.
• We conduct palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people. We also fund seven scientific teams at UK universities investigating the causes and treatments of cancer.
• We need to raise £9,212 every hour of every day to carry on our work.
• Each year we spend £40.5 million on nursing, £35.2 million on our hospices and £5 million on our research and development work.
• Every hour of every day, the charity is making a real difference to the lives of people with cancer and their families across the UK.
• Marie Curie Cancer Care spends more than £80 million a year on its care and research activities.
• Around one in three people now think of our charity when asked to name an organisation that helps people with cancer.
• Marie Curie Cancer Care was founded in 1948, the same year as the NHS.
• Our charity is named after the scientist Marie Curie who was born in 1867 in Poland. She discovered radium – which was for many years the main element in radiotherapy treatment. Marie Curie was twice awarded the Nobel Prize: for Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911. She died in 1934.
• Marie Curie Cancer Care adopted the daffodil emblem in 1986. The daffodil is also the emblem of leading cancer charities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Irish Republic. The flower is widely recognised as a symbol of renewal and optimism – symbolising the promise of spring after the long dark days of winter. Many people liken the flower to our Marie Curie Nurses who offer care and support to people at what can be a very stressful and difficult time in their lives.
• 30 per cent of adults know (with no prompting) that the daffodil is the charity’s emblem.
• We have a nationwide army of volunteers –more than 5,000 people volunteer for us on a regular basis and an amazing 164,000 others volunteer once a year.
• We’ve been helping cancer patients and carers for 60 years. We also help people with other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and end stage heart failure.
• Only a quarter of all terminally ill cancer patients in the UK currently die at home. Our Marie Curie Nurses care for half of them - but we want to reach more.
• In 2008/9 Marie Curie Nurses cared for 22,370 cancer patients in their own homes, providing almost 1.3 million hours of practical nursing care.
• We care for more cancer patients in our hospices than any other UK charity.
• Around 40 per cent of people will develop cancer at some time in their lives and one in four people will die from the disease
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