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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I'm Ben and I have a degenerative neurological condition called Ataxia. Earlier this year I completed a challenge to visit all 272 London underground stations and posted photos to my Instagram account @Tube.Snapper to raise awareness of Ataxia, a rare condition affecting 500 children and 10,000 adults in the UK.
Now for something Bigger… “Snowdon 4 Ataxia”
I'm raising funds and awareness for Ataxia UK by trying to get as far up Snowdon using my wheelchair and Rollator. I will be using wheelchair accessible transport including a London Bus, The London Underground, the Elizabeth Line, Mainline Trains and the Snowdon Sherpa bus service to get to base camp in Wales. I will then be taking the Llanberis path, hopefully to the top of the mountain, starting in my wheelchair, then transferring to my Rollator, and for the final push to the top using my adapted walking sticks, supported by a team from Ataxia UK.
500 children and 10,000 adults in the UK have Ataxia which is a progressive neurological condition that disrupts the messages sent from our brains to our muscles that are used to move, speak, listen and see. Ataxia UK funds research into finding treatments and a cure. It provides support to people with Ataxia to help them life their best life.
You can follow my training on my socials:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tubesnapper
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/snowdon4ataxia
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tubesnapper
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tube.snapper/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tubesnapper
We will be filming the journey from London to Snowdon to show how well accessible can travel work in the UK. We will also be filming the climb up Snowdon where it is safe for us to do so.