This is an updated page set up at the halfway point. We have already raised an incredible amount from the first half - the aim is to reach more than £20,000! Can you help?

I have walked almost 700 miles, and……. I have a similar distance to go!I am walking the entire span of Nepal (somewhere around 1,400 miles with over 60 miles of vertical ascent) from west to east. I will be accompanied by 2 porters that I have known for years, and who are also both excited to see the whole of Nepal. We are eating simple rice “dal bhat” throughout; no meat and just water and tea. I have 112 days in total to complete this, and if you have ever trekked in the hills of Nepal, you’ll know is a tough ask. I am on target so far!

The background; there is a small village in the far north east of Nepal called Oyam. The school there is brilliant, with great teachers doing an amazing job. Because of that, their pupils come from a wide area, some of them walking over 3 hours each way to reach the school. So we are building a boarding house to make sure these children can stay, in safety, and continue their education.

Not only are we building a boarding house, we have incoprporated a library, an IT suite, solar, homework areas, and a space for wardens to sleep too!

We couldn’t do this without the help of two amazing charities - Hello World, and The Gurkha Welfare Trust. They are helping with the build and funding important aspects of it. Your donations will be split between them.

Hello World is one of the most capable charities working in Nepal to bring education, through internet provision, to some of the most remote and disadvantaged locations in Nepal. The effects it achieves are genuinely outstanding.

The Gurkha Welfare Trust has been, for years, the life-line that allows impoverished ex-Gurkhas to live out their lives with dignity. It’s an incredible charity absolutely bringing real comfort to those in the most need.

My target (both the walk, and the fund-raising) is a tough one, but I am aiming high, because I know you will all appreciate that it is a huge challenge (slash crazy idea) to complete.

Please give as generously as you can. If you want to follow my progress, you can do so here