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THE BIG ONE: 3PeaksAfrica: Your help needed!

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[THE BIG ONE: 3PeaksAfrica: Your help needed!, 4 kb]In February 2007 a small UK team will attempt a big mountaineering challenge, in aid of Comic Relief.

The UK Three Peaks is a much loved institution, 'enjoyed' by thousands of charity fundraisers every year.

3PeaksAfrica transfers this idea from Britain to an entire continent, making for a real once in a lifetime challenge for team mates Steve Perry, Andrew Wilkinson, Lorraine McCall and Dan Bailey.

In just three weeks we will climb the three highest summits in Africa:
Uganda's Margherita (5109m), Batian on Mt.Kenya (5199m) and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (5895m).

In the process we will raise mountains of dosh for those nice people at Comic Relief.

Our success will be as much to do with pounds raised as metres climbed.

To make a donation or watch our progress visit http://www.3peaksafrica.co.uk/

As a special incentive for readers of UKClimbing.com if you donate you will entered into a drawing for several prizes from the team’s sponsors, RAB, Outdoor Designs, Pacerpole, Terra Nova, Extremities, Smart wool, Life Is Good and Superfeet.

Just put UKC by your name when you donate.
 David Hooper 19 Jan 2007
In reply to dan bailey:

Dear Dan

Are you paying for the trip out of your own pockets or will your fares, hotels, peak fees, porterage, new equipment, food, etc come from the funds raised?

Best wishes

David
In reply to David Hooper: Hi David, sorry for late reply I've been away. All funds raised from donations by members of the public go direct to Comic Relief. Costs of the trip are being met by commercial sponsors, and reduced wherever possible by a barrage of blagging. Any shortfall we will fund ourselves. I don't think it'd be reasonable to expect other people to pay for our beers.
 David Hooper 22 Jan 2007
In reply to dan bailey:

Cheers Dan - I will be logging on to sponsor then - good luck and enjoy the coffee in Moshi

David
In reply to David Hooper: Thanks for that David
 francoisecall 02 Feb 2007
In reply to dan bailey: Why pay for you to have fun? I can give to charity directly.
In reply to francoisecall: I thought David had already covered that...? If you donate through our site you ARE giving to charity directly. Have a look if you want. Or not. Up to you! But just to be clear, I am not asking anyone on UKC to pay for my holiday!
Bunnerz 06 Feb 2007
In reply to francoisecall: Like he said you wont be paying for them to have fun, your money will go direct to charity. If they didnt take their time to do this event, probably tens of thousands of pounds raised through it wouldnt be seen by charity at all. Its thanks to the good hearts and minds of these people that a decent amount of money is raised for charity, and also shows there is still some decent people left in the world!

Cheers, Bunn
In reply to Bunnerz: Wow, thanks for the ringing endorsement Bunn! Of course, it's only fair to acknowledge that as well as raising as much money as we can we'll also be having fun and fulfilling some long held ambitions (I've wanted to go to Mt.Kenya and the Rwenzori since long before I was into climbing, even). For me, it's great that on this trip we've managed to link personal climbing goals with doing good and putting something back (to coin a phrase) - this isn't soemthing I've ever done before, since all my previous mountain holidays were distinctly self centred!
simzx 08 Feb 2007
In reply to dan bailey:
Will most def be supporting you good luck and well done on your cause...........we have decided at our scout troop to do a bag pack and give that monies to you guys too!!
Simz
xxx
In reply to simzx: Hey, thanks Simz. That's really very generous of you. Could you please pass my thanks on to the rest of your troop? Cheers!
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