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At 9am on the 22nd of April 2023 I will begin running up and down Scafel Pike (England's Tallest Mountain). The route is very rocky and very steep giving an elevation gain of around 3000 feet over a distance of 2 1/2 miles with another 2 1/2 miles back down the 3000 feet repeating this ten times gives me a 50 miles Ultra Marathon with about 30000 feet of ascent and the same descent, to put this in perspective one of the world's toughest ultra events is the Hardrock 100 which is 100.5 miles with 33000 feet of ascent, granted the overall altitude makes a huge difference but that aside the cut off for Hardrock is 40 hours and the record is 21 hours set by undisputed King of Mountain ultra running Kilian Jornet. I am not a world class ultra runner but I am aiming to complete my event inside 24 hours which is a big ask for any athlete.

Back in November 2019 I started a solo supported Ultra Marathon of 113 miles from Ullapool in the North West Highlands of Scotland to the Isle of Skye but having suffered frost bite while running through Torridon mountain range at night in temperatures around minus 10 I had to drop out at mile 90 in Lochcarron.

This time I am much more prepared both in terms of equipment and training, last December I was running up and down Ben Wyvis (3000 feet)  near Inverness 4 times a week after work when snow allowed, I used yaktrax running crampons to keep my feet from sliding on the icy rocks. During the year this year I have managed a better approach to training as I have started my own business and can fit in runs more easily. 

I am asking for donations of long sleeve wicking base layers, a pair of ultra light waterproof trousers and some water bottles which can be carried as my personal funds are low. This is for me not for the charity.

My ex colleague and close friend from the Royal Air Force (Hairy Arse Rigger) Richard "Macy" Macefield suffers from MS, I have known Macy since 1992 he is a top bloke and he uses the therapy centre at Leicester, I previously did a skydive for MS Trust but much of the money raised is lost in beaurcracy before it help to fund the purchase of valuable equipment. By donating to this smaller charity all of the money raised goes to helping rather than buying a director a new car. 

Please donate to my charity event, I have striven through some extremely hard training, suffered injuries and spent hundreds in personal cash on equipment, I would like as much to raise funds but also to raise awareness

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