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On the 29th of July 2009, a team of four climbers from the RNAS Yeovilton Climbing Club will undertake a charity indoor climb to raise money for Help for Heroes (Registered Charity number 1120920).
We will be attempting to raise £10,000 and set a new World Record to help raise the charity profile.
The climb to be attempted will be 36,404ft, the combined height of of the highest mountains in Iraq (Cheekah Dar - 11,847ft) and in Afghanistan (Nowshak - 24,557ft) That's 7000ft higher than Mt Everest (a mere 29,000ft) All to be completed within 24 hours!
The climb will take place on a 25ft indoor wall at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, which will require each of the four climbers to attempt a massive 365 climbs each. Alternating in teams of two for 2 hours at a time, each climber will climb at a rate of 1 ascent every 90 seconds. This will be followed by a two hour break to recover,shower, eat and sleep.
Climbers are:
Lieutenant Matt Hulse Royal Navy
Marine Andy Hunter
Air Engineering Technician Olly Horst
Tom Powell - Civilian Instructor
Supervisors, Belayers and Support team include:
Lieutenant Gordon Benn Royal Navy
Chief Petty Officer Buxton
Leading Air Engineering Technician Tom Horst
Leading Air Engineering Technician Phillips
Air Engineering Technician Ash Spinks
Air Engineering Technician Stu Connell
Expect sleep deprivation, bloody fingers and some very unhappy faces!
HELP for HEROES is a charity looking after our injured servicemen and women and the families, more information about the great work that they do can be found at www.helpforheroes.org.uk
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