Sign Yogi's Who Hike!

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Team fundraiser1 membersGloucestershire Deaf Association (GDA)
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We help Deaf and hard of hearing people to live confidently with their hearing loss

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44 deaf yogi's are going to be hiking for 5 days up to Machu Picchu in Peru!

We're excited to be doing this in June and July 2024. Hiking up amongst the mountains, ruins and altitudes. We will be going through the Salkantay pass which is 4600 metres above sea level on the way to our final destination - Machu Picchu! The Lost Kingdom of the Incas!

If you'd like to support us along our journey then please check out the other challenges we will be doing solo, with friends or a group over the next few months as preparation for this magical huge challenge!

Update! Team June have completed the 5 day hike in awful rainy weather in the mountains followed by hot jungle hikes! Well done team - in total we had 19 deaf hikers arrive at Machu Picchu! With Bethaney and Anna as interpreters. Everyone stood in the rain for 2.5 hours at the top of Machu Picchu learning about the history and culture! Safe to say we all deserved a hot drink or beer after that. Our guide told us that because it was raining at Machu Picchu it meant it was most likely snowing at the Salkantay pass (day 2) and he was right! Full of snow.. we just missed it. But then I remembered I have to take another team up there soon. Eek!

Now for round 2 - July group let’s go!

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GDA offers practical and emotional support to children and adults living in Gloucestershire, who have been born deaf and are British Sign Lanuage (BSL) users, and those who have become deaf through illness or age.

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