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    Iʼve raised £1,785 to fund St Peters C Of E Infant School, by climbing VERY high (on a bike)

    Tandridge Village, Surrey, UK
    Funded on Monday, 6th December 2021

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    VIRTUAL MONT BLANC CHALLENGE... ONE MAN & HIS BIKE; ONE HILL; ONE DAY; x40 ASCENTS; 4,808 M (15,777 FT) OF CLIMBING; 182 KM RIDING DISTANCE; AND 12 HRS ESTIMATED RIDING TIME.

    St Peter's C Of E Infant School in Tandridge Village (Surrey) is an incredible little state-funded village infant school.

    The “Friends” of St Peter’s (FOSP) is the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of St Peter’s School. It was formed to support the school in fundraising and awareness campaigns and relies entirely on the generous support and time given by parents and carers of the children of St Peters.

    FOSP is currently trying to raise additional funds to purchase items such as waterproof all-in-one suits for every child; Google Chromebook tablets; Bee-Bot programmable robots; general class resources, arts and crafts etc.

    To assist with the school’s fund raising, I’ve decided to take on my hardest biking challenge to date… On Wednesday, 8th September, 2021, I’ll be attempting to solo climb the equivalent height of Mont Blanc (4,808 m / 15,777 ft) on Zig Zag Road, Box Hill, Surrey Hills (AONB), UK.

    To put this challenge into perspective, there wasn’t a single mountain stage in the 2021 Tour de France that had a total elevation gain close to (or above) this targeted total climbing height.

    Box Hill is one of the most iconic cycle climbs in Britain and located in the Surrey Hills' Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Simon Warren (author of 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs) refers to Box Hill as “The Alpe d’Huez of the South-East” [England].

    Zig Zag Road in Box hill was included in the 2012 Olympic Road Race (x9 ascents). The Great Britain team that competed in those Olympics was the greatest Olympic road racing team ever (the five riders from Great Britain on that July 28, 2012 day were Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, David Millar and Ian Stannard).

    IN ADVANCE, THANK FROM ME AND A MASSIVE THANK YOU FROM ALL AT ST PETER'S SCHOOL, FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN SPARE.

    Special thanks to Ben Austen at BFR Physio (bfrphysio.com) for getting my body in the right shape (following my massive leg surgery only 1 year ago) to be able to attempt something like this.

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    • Mark Gatty Saunt3 years ago
      Mark Gatty Saunt

      Mark Gatty Saunt

      3 years ago

      Special thanks to @Edward Rose for riding support as the birds were waking up; @Jonathan Friend for riding/tech support; @Bryan Black for riding support; @Neil Evans for for riding/mental/tech support; @Adrian de Souza for for riding/mental support and post-event beer drinking; @Luke Eldridge for his lunch-hour support; @My Family for cheering me on; @Rob Pollock, my consultant surgeon, for the bionic titanium leg implant; @Ben Austin at BFR Physiotherapy Clinic for prepping me physically; and of course to all that very kindly sponsored me.

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    • Mark Gatty Saunt3 years ago
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      3 years ago

      Done! Hot, tired and emotional. Beer time. Better update tomorrow. X

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    • Mark Gatty Saunt3 years ago
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      Mark Gatty Saunt

      3 years ago

      1 more sundown ascent to go. Can I do it?

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    • Mark Kozminski

      Mark Kozminski

      Sep 24, 2021

      Phenomenal achievement, Mark. An incredible test of physical and mental strength 👊

      £20.00

    • Dan Hills

      Dan Hills

      Sep 21, 2021

      Amazing work mate, well done!!

      £10.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Sep 14, 2021

    • Treeman

      Treeman

      Sep 10, 2021

      Fantastic effort Sockman

      £50.00

    • Tom & Debs Barnes

      Tom & Debs Barnes

      Sep 10, 2021

      Fantastic effort Dale. Well done

      £100.00

    • Aunty Erica

      Aunty Erica

      Sep 9, 2021

      Well done Mark !

      £20.00

    • Mike

      Mike

      Sep 9, 2021

      We’ll done Mark, huge achievement!

      £10.00

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    Mark Gatty Saunt

    Mark Gatty Saunt

    Tandridge Village, Surrey, UK

    Father of two children (one already at St Peters C Of E Infant School and one starting this September) with a passion for cycling and an unstoppable drive to challenge myself to the extreme!

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