Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

In 2011, I climbed the tallest mountain in Africa with 23 now friends. We didn’t know each other beforehand. We were raising money for Giving Africa, a charity that aims to eradicate poverty through education. My fundraising was done on justgiving and I raised £10k corp sponsorship.

That year we raised £100,000 and this helped us finish building a secondary school in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Training for an expedition like that was a slog. It took months because of the altitude risks and severe cold. We had -20C on summit night.

The video and pictures below shares some highlights of our trip. Enjoy!

 

The funds we raised went to help with an amazing school project in Bethel, Burkina Faso. If you’d like to read more about this, visit www.givingafrica.org

Kids in Burkina Faso

A few favourite photos from our Kilimanjaro expedition

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