K2 - The Savage Mountain. Less than 400 people have summited the Worlds second highest and most dangerous mountain, with 29% of those dying on the way back down. In fact, more people have been into space than summited K2.

In August this year, I will be making a documentary film of the K2 Base Camp Trek with @muslimcharityuk and fundraising for their #ChildrenOfTheWorld campaign. Lead by @irfan_rajput1 and @sunrise_adventure_pakistan. @farahvisualarts will be accompanying us to gather inspiration for a new collection of paintings, and taking an art workshop in the Hushe Valley School.

In October last year, I was hospitalised with Covid and nearly didn't make it, so feel blessed to be able to still take part alhamdulillah. It will be an immense challenge not only on my endurance, but also my heart, lungs and brain.

This trek will be high altitude and high intensity, but we will not be setting foot on the mountain itself. That's a whole other adventure!

Muslim Charity's Children of the World campaign rebuilds young lives by supporting and strengthening local communities to protect children facing the gravest injustices.Working in some of the harshest environments you can imagine, we have been able to rescue thousands of children from the street where abuse and exploitation was all they have known. We understand that every country and community is different and our projects are designed to synchronise with the society norms, culture and government policies.In Bangladesh, we have been rescuing street children since 2014. We have a permanent transitional shelter in Dhaka and also have regular Schools under the Sky in busy ferry terminals like Sadarghat which are informal schools aiming to give street children a basic education.In Pakistan, we are supporting children who are involved in child labour in Peshawar and brothel children in Lahore. Our social mobilisers encourage them to join our informal education centres where we ensure their education