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In October 2024 I will be taking on a challenge of a life time, I will be setting off from Orkney and flying to Africa to climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, all to raise as much money as I can for the RNLI

As part of my fitness training I’m taking part in Loch Ness 24 on Saturday 24th August as a team of 3 where we are hoping to run at least 168km over 24 hours.

On the 3rd October I’ll fly from the UK to start my 72km trail that will take me through both the blistering heat and freezing cold temperatures, the dense rain forests and extremely thin air, I could be climbing for up to twelve hours a day, whilst sleeping in basic tents up the mountain. All going well I’m planning on reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,895 meters (19,341 feet) 5 days later.

Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano located in the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania, near to the country’s border with Kenya. The average temperature at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is -7°C (19°F). It is famous for being the highest mountain in Africa and is one of the ‘Seven Summits’ of the World.

The RNLI has been a big part of my life, not only due to living on an island, but growing up and going fishing with my grandad during school holidays and I now work at sea myself. The lifeboat is also in my family, my father has been on the crew for over 42 years, so I grew up around the lifeboat and the pager! I have been part of the Kirkwall crew for over 16 years and my brother has been part of the Kirkwall crew for 11 years. Although my Father, Brother and I are all part of the same Lifeboat crew the RNLI have a policy that 3 family members can’t go out on a service shout at the same time, this goes back to the Tragic disaster of the Longhope Lifeboat in Orkney in 1969 where the lifeboat's entire crew of eight lost their lives, three of who were from one family.

I’m hoping to raise £1000 for the RNLI, all the money raised will go directly to the RNLI and help save more lives at sea.

I would be very grateful of any donations to help hit my target and hopefully go beyond.

I’d also encourage people to Gift Aid their donation – They get an extra 25p for every pound donated.

Thank You!

“Every day of every year, people of all backgrounds get into danger in the water. It’s a problem that we’re here to tackle."

Too many people are still drowning. More than ever we need the RNLI’s help. As a charity, the RNLI depends on our donations so it can go on saving lives and keeping us and our loved ones safe.

RNLI lifesavers are our lifeline. They’re the lifeboat crews who provide 24-hour search and rescue right around the UK and Ireland 365 days a year. The RNLI safety teams and educators working tirelessly to stop people getting into trouble in the first place. Every year, our volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards help and rescue thousands of people and have saved over 144,00 lives since 1824.