Phil Sharpe

Mera Peak climb for Samaritans

Fundraising for Samaritans
£5,520
raised of £2,000 target
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Mera Peak climb, Nepal, 23 April 2023
Price Bailey will be supporting Samaritans to ensure everyone has somewhere to turn when they are struggling to cope.

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In late April I will be returning to Nepal to climb Mera Peak. Mera is the highest “non-technical” climb in Nepal. At over 21,000ft it is approximately 3/4 of the height of Everest and is the equivalent of getting to Camp 2 (of 4) for Everest mountaineers.

From Kathmandu I will fly to the notorious Lukla airport, rated the most dangerous in the World. I will the spend 7 days trekking to Mera before the climb. Summiting then requires a night in a tent on the mountain side at -15c, before scaling the Mera glacier in the dark to reach the peak at dawn. Should be fun!

This will be the highest altitude I’ve ever reached. At the summit oxygen levels will be less than half of that in Cambridgeshire. Altitude sickness is a given. It will be both physically and mentally challenging.

I’m doing this for the adventure and challenge (mid-life crisis), but I’m also hoping to raise some much needed funds for Price Bailey’s charity of the year, Samaritans.

I am funding the trip myself, so all donations will go to charity. Further, Price Bailey will matching money raised over the year, with a donation to Samaritans and other good causes.

All donations will be very gratefully received.

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About the campaign

Price Bailey will be supporting Samaritans to ensure everyone has somewhere to turn when they are struggling to cope.

About the charity

Samaritans

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Samaritans is available round the clock, every single day of the year providing a safe place for anyone struggling to cope, whoever they are, however they feel, whatever life has done to them. For more information please visit www.samaritans.org

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,520.00
+ £1,112.01 Gift Aid
Online donations
£5,270.00
Offline donations
£250.00

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