As some of you may know, I have spent the last 6 months specifically
training and preparing for what I believe will be the biggest challenge I have ever faced - climbing a mountain called Manaslu in the Nepalese Himalaya. It is the 8^th highest mountain in the World,  is 8,153m. (26,914ft.) high, and is one of only 14 mountains that are higher than the magic 8000+m, in the world. I plan to summit without the use of supplemental oxygen making the climb extremely hard and far more dangerous. There will be just 1/3^rd of the oxygen all you good folk enjoy at sea level, so spare a thought for me on this one please! It’s going to be really, really tough!!!!

I am looking to raise money for Action4Diabetics (A4D).  In short, it supports young diabetics with insulin and doctors in places where kids don’t have access to them. Without direct support from A4D these children would experience a horribly painful and inevitable death due to a lack of insulin and support.

Why?

• I have recently been made aware of some shocking percentages – often less than 15% of all money donated to charities actually goes to the people whom the charity is raising money for!!! In A4D’s case 100% of all monies generated go direct supporting their children – now numbering over 75.
• A4D is a charity run by my very good friend Jerry Gore. He risks his life every year to raise money for this charity! Last year he made a speed ascent of the North Face of the Eiger. Jerry is a Type 1 Diabetic and 55 years old now. AMAZING!! He also doesn’t take a salary, or claim expenses against the money you donate, it's right out of his own back pocket.
• For the record, so is the £20,000+ I am personally spending on making this trip happen.
•  My Dad has been a Type 1 Diabetic for 35+ years so it’s close to my heart. I have seen what my Dad can achieve with the right meds and support. He can lead a perfectly normal life, as opposed to having to have rotting limbs amputated due to incorrect blood sugar levels.

I am looking to raise a min. of £5,000 for A4D so please dig deep.  Finally, Unique Corporate will add an additional 20% to the total fund raised up to our target amount.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Your donations will directly help save young lives.

Dave