MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO DATE!

Last year before i turned 30 i wanted to attempt to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa (the world's highest free standing mountain) in memory of my Mum & Dad & raise some money for charity in the process - COVID intervened. Fast forward a year & a bit -  it looks like i will get the opportunity to tackle the White Mountain!

It sits proud at 5,895 metres high, 19,341 feet above sea level & i've been obsessed with it for years due to my love of the film: The Lion King! I thought, why not give it a go? So here we are. I've booked through a company called "The Bucket List" & the trip is completely self funded. We leave the UK for Africa on the 11th August 2022, then set off on the hike on the Marangu route on 14th, before hopefully returning safely to the bottom by 19th August. Training is well underway. I'm a bit worried about the altitude but fingers crossed everything will be ok.

Why Guide Dogs? I've raised thousands over the past 10 years for charities very close to me & this time i want to give to Guide Dogs. This is mainly down to the legend & an amazing friend of mine - that is Scott Cunningham MBE. I had the privilege of meeting Scott & working with him for a number of years. He's one of the most inspiring people i've ever met. He goes skiing, runs marathons & climbs mountains. There's nothing this man can't do. Here's some words from the legend himself:

"When I completely lost my sight over 3 weeks in 1993, I suddenly had no job, no future, no independence, no confidence and absolutely no hope at all.
Guide Dogs gave me back everything -  being able to become independent again, and lead a very confident and active life.
From my first Guide Dog Ike, to Travis, Milo and now Lincoln. Each 1 has given me such incredible memories and me back my self esteem allowing me to return to a healthy and fit lifestyle, undertaking challenges in the great outdoors, without them all of which would have been impossible.

I am extremely grateful to Stacey for kindly choosing to undertake this epic challenge in aid of Guide Dogs, every penny kindly donated will help give another blind person the active and independent lifestyle I have been lucky to enjoy thanks to this incredible charity.
Thanks to Stacey and thanks to everyone for helping change a blind person’s life here in Scotland x"

Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that has a significant impact on their daily lives. Of those, around 180,000 rarely leave their homes alone and lead lonely, isolated lives. Guide Dogs works for a world where people with sight loss are never left out of life, for a world where being blind or partially sighted is not what defines you. A world with enough support to make the challenges of sight loss no barrier to fulfilling hopes and dreams.

I know first hand the difference Guide Dog's has made to 1 life, please dig deep & help me help thousands more. They literally can change peoples lives.

Stacey x