Rhys Morton - The Challenge to climb Everest without oxygen and raise £100,000

How Bad Am I..?

2009-09-24T12:24:00.000+01:00

I hope you are well and have been getting involved in some of your own adventures over the summer period.

Before I continue I just want to let you know that we have 2 new websites currently being made...

http://www.rhysmorton.co.uk about my Everest attempt in 2011 and...

http://www.steps2everest.co.uk about the Everest Base Camp Expedition in 2010... which I am about to inform you about.

The sites will not be up until late October so will just link to the old website for now.

So what has been happening..?

And yes as the subject line states I have been bad... here is why.

It has been a while since my last message went out about my Everest attempt and how things were progressing, which has been a bit lazy of me I know... the reason for my lack of updates are due to a few monumental additions to what I am doing and how we are going about fundraising, which have taken a huge amount of time and planning with no end in sight... which is a good thing and I am not complaining... much!

So I thought it was about time I got an email out to you giving you an update of what has been going on... but as i have not updated you in a while I will send you a series of emails rather than overload you with information. So this email is to give you an update on our Everest Base Camp Expedition which is happening in March next year.

Steps2Everest Base Camp Expedition 2010 and how that has been panning out with planning.

At the beginning of the year it was finally decided to organise a trip to take a group of young adults to Everest Base Camp aged 16 to 22 to give young people the opportunity to do something amazing and at the same time raise money for both Woking Hospice and The British Heart Foundation. There was a presentation held in February at Woking Hospice about the planned trip and what would be involved and expected on the three week expedition. Attendance was good with a lot of interest and questions from the audience. As a result of the evening we successfully recruited five youths to be part of the team which leaves for Nepal on the 26th March 2010. We also recruited a few more via news paper features and also through a presentation we held at Woking College just before the summer holidays.

By this time the team was up to 9 members... but then over the summer hols two team members had to drop out due to other commitments and another we had to refuse onto the team due to medical reasons, which then reduced team numbers down to six. These things are sent to try us, and this after all is a challenge, in more ways than one. Recruiting ten young adults for a "chance in a lifetime" opportunity to trek to Everest Base Camp for charity is easier said than done I can tell you. You would think that this type of amazing adventure would appeal to them in huge numbers. Well the reality is that there are more people who love the THOUGHT of doing it, than those who actually WANT to do it, but I guess that’s just human nature in action.

So we are still recruiting for a further four members to take part in this amazing adventure. We do have another presentation scheduled next week at Brooklands College in Weybridge so hopefully we will get some more team members onboard... so fingers crossed!

WE HAVE 4 SPACES REMAINING on the team so if YOU or anyone else you know would be interested in being considered for one of the remaining places then give me a call on 07538578976 or email me info@rhysmorton.co.uk and we can have a no obligation chat about the trip and what will be involved.

The whole idea behind this is that each team member will raise funds for both Woking Hospice and also The British Heart Foundation with the aim of raising £5,000 which will also cover trip costs. The other unique aspect is that all members will work as a team and lead the trekking days on the expedition and also navigate their way by following a map of our route to Everest Base Camp.

That’s it for now about the Steps2Everest Base Camp Expedition. If you are keen to find out more on getting on the team or even if you want to volunteer your help in any way such as fundraising, feel free to contact me on 07538578976 or email info@rhysmorton.co.uk

Future emails to keep a look for...

** The New World Record Attempt which has been approved by Guinness World Records®

** Also our attempt to get a well known and whacky celebrity to be patron of our expeditions and World Record Attempt!!

** Abseil event in Woking in July 2010

I hope you enjoyed the update and I promise not to leave it so long next time.

Are You Up For The Challenge?

2009-05-06T10:51:00.004+01:00

Everest is our highest mountain. It is difficult enough to have killed many climbers in horrible falls and deep crevasses. Its altitude and the technical’s of the climb are not to be underestimated. The death zone above the 4th camp has taken many strong and skilled climbers lives. That implies that Everest requires intensive training.

You might be lucky and the climb might go well even if you didn’t do your homework. But you will certainly notice that Everest lives up to its fearful reputation should the conditions turn against you. By then though, it might simply be too late if you are not well prepared.

Everest is also an extremely beautiful mountain. And just as we continue to launch ourselves into space even though missions sometimes turn into tragedy, mountaineers will always try to climb Everest to experience the majesty, beauty, and adventure of our closest frontier to Universe. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. From its towering altitude of 8,850 meters, it has been beckoning men and women for over a hundred years. But it wasn’t until 1953, after many recon trips and attempts that the first ascent was made by New Zealand native Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay with a British expedition.

Since then, Everest has continued to attract mountaineers from all around the world. Today, Everest still holds a powerful attraction for millions of people and is arguably the most popular mountain in the world. Everest is a highly coveted mountain and attempts to summit it are very costly. The internationally acclaimed Himalayan region attracts millions of trekkers and thousands of mountaineers every year. In 2003, Everest was the backdrop for a huge ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent in 1953.

Every year, Everest Base Camp plays host to over 20 expedition teams from all across the world. In the 50s, 60s, and 70s, it was not unusual to see countries send expeditions representing their homelands to the world’s highest mountain, with countless others later in the year visiting Everest’s base camp to get a glimpse and feel of the most visited mountain in the world.

Even though you may not be keen to climb to the summit, you may be extremely interested to take on the challenge of reaching Base Camp? Base Camp sits at an altitude of around 17,200 feet. It is a great challenge and an inspiring place to be during expedition season, surrounded by tents and climbers preparing for their climb up the mountain.

If you are interested in trekking to EBC on a 3 week expedition which will take in the sights of the Gokyo lakes and cossing glaciers and high passes... then this trip will be for you.

If you are able to raise £5,000 for charity then the trip will cost you nothing as this will also cover expedition costs. For further information on the trip, please visit the website and dowload a detailed brochure or get in touch with me on 0845 2938356 (L0-call rate) for a chat about this trip.

New STEPS2EVEREST website soon to Launch

2008-12-01T11:58:00.007Z

We will soon be launching the new Mount Everest Charity Challenge website, STEPS2EVEREST which will be more focused around fundraising efforts to reach our charity fundraising minimum target of £100,000.

You will also be able to sign up for news releases and event invites that will keep you informed with progress and training, also any fundraising activities we will be holding. We will also inform you offers and adventure related items that maybe of interest to you.

There will also be a section for video footage and a photo gallery for you to view and see what has been going on.

The web address will be www.rhysmorton.co.uk which is currently linked to the just giving fundraising page.

Keep an eye out for it.

Get Your Company Involved with Our Tube Collections

2008-11-09T17:27:00.005Z

We have come up with a novel idea to help generate our charity target funds by using small collection tubes capable of collexcting £1 coins up to the value of £29.

The idea is that a company will take the tubes or an individual, and pass the tube around to members of staff and encourage them to fill the tube with £1 coins.

Once filled we hope that the company will match what staff have put into the tube and then send back to us the tube filled with a cheque of they can go online and make the donation through the just giving page

To get more information from us about participating in this tube collection challenge please click the image and send us an email with, company name and address, contact person and telephone number.

All companies who participate will also get a link from our tube challenge page on our new website which is launching soon.

Lets get tubing!!

Interview with Graham Brown and John Lee from Love Property

2008-10-15T08:32:00.006+01:00

This morning at 8am I had an interview with Graham Brown and John Lee from Love Property. Tom Sanderson was also on the interview who recently rowed across the english channel in 4 hours... (i think he must have had an outboard motor on it ;-) to raise money for kids company. You can visit his website to read more about his amazing challenge.

You will be able to hear the inter view soon and will be notifying you of the link that you can visit to hear our thoughts and ideas about motivation and the mind set parallels that exist between adventure challenges and business.

So that is one to look forward to and will post here very soon for you to listen to.

In search of an Abseil Location in Surrey

2008-08-01T12:03:00.003+01:00

I have been searching for a month now for a loaction to hold a charity fundraising abseil challenge for people to participate as a way of raising funds for the £100,000 charity target.

To date we have no joy in finding somewhere and continue to look for something suitable that is over 100ft in height.

If you know of any locations that me be suitable with in the county of Surrey preferably close to Woking and are willing to help then please get in touch with me on my mobile 07722 158 142 or please email me on adventurer@rhysmorton.co.uk.

If you would also be interested in taking part in the Abseil event itself please let me know also.

Happy Adventures.

London to Mount Everest Base Camp

2008-03-29T14:21:00.002Z

To mark the begining of my challenge to scale the highest mountain in the world, I will be making a visit to Everest Base Camp at 17,500 ft later this May.

My trip will take me to the largest, thriving and pretty much the only city of Nepal, Kathmandu. Sitting at an altitude of 4,384 ft and the starting point for all expeditions and trekkers for the Khumbu valleys, Kathmandu has been the travellers mecca since the 1960's. These days you're less likely to see a tie-dyed hippy in search of enlightenment than a gore-tex clad tourist in search of a an espresso. But for me I quite like the allure and mystery of hippy enlightenment.

From Kathmandu I will take a short 35 minute flight to Lukla airstip which is the gateway to the Everest region foothills. Lukla is at an altitude of and is an 8 day trek to base camp at 17,500 ft. I will spend a day here speaking with other mountaineers who have been on the mountain to hear thier thoughts and feelings on climbing Chomolungma (Everest) before I return to Lukla for the return flight back to Kathmandu.

Despite all the problems in Nepal and the continuing controvery of the Chinese taking the Olympic flame to the summit of Chomolungma (Everest), and the closure of Tibet to all tourists, fortunately Nepal remains open and so does Everest for ascents on the south Nepalese side.

Regardless of this, the recent riots in Tibet and crackdown by the Chinese Army have thrust an issue that many thought was dead and buried back out onto the World Stage.

This week has seen exposed the "Cultural Genocide" being perpetrated in Tibet by the Chinese Government, who are systematically obliterating the Tibetan culture and religion.

They are swamping the country with hundreds of thousands of Chinese immigrants every year, and detaining and torturing any Tibetan who dares to peacefully protest.

Possessing a photo of the Dalai Lama or a Tibetan flag is an offence that results in many years in gaol.

To be a Tibetan political prisoner means rape, torture and mandatory brainwashing.

But what does the future hold for the gentle and spiritual Tibetans who have fled their Himalayan home?

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing” - Albert Einstein

Watch the report

The Tibetan Project

What they're really fighting for in Tibet

2008-03-29T14:17:00.001Z

On a winter night not long ago, I walked through the glowing doorway of
Lhasa's newest nightclub, Babila, for an interview with its owner, a
Chinese entrepreneur. Disco balls spun from the ceiling. Fiber-optic
strands of plastic beads drizzled down like rain to a long, sleek
stainless steel bar. On the stage, dancers in stiletto heels and
lingerie gyrated to thumping music.

"Tibetan culture is so deeply rooted here," the owner told me. "I don't
think it will be diluted -- it's important for business."

Yet I saw no Tibetan employees, and Tibetans represented only a
smattering of customers. The bar served mostly Chinese businessmen and
army officers, whose tabs could run as high as US$2,000, several times
the per capita income in Tibet.

The nightclub owner's comments underscored the problem Tibetans have
with Chinese rule: Their culture has been packaged for tourism. Business
is booming. But they aren't getting any of the bounty.

This, more than violations of human rights and religious freedom, is
what fueled the riots in Lhasa and across Tibetan areas that started on
March 14 -- the largest and most violent protests since an uprising in
1959, when Tibetans rebelled against Chinese rule. Today, Tibetans stand
at an economic threshold, about to be overwhelmed by the tsunami of
China's great expansion in ways that may ultimately be more devastating
than the previous decades of repressive rule.

Certainly, human rights abuses continue in Tibet, including imprisonment
and torture, the banishment of Tibetans from their farmland, and
draconian restrictions on activities and thought within the monasteries.
And these restrictions may have sparked this latest resistance. But the
mayhem in Lhasa was most notable for its focus on the symptoms of the
economic shift. What began as a protest by a few hundred monks from
Lhasa's monasteries turned into a riot that brought out shopkeepers,
traders and farmers.

Source: Canada Tibet committee - Abrahm Lustgarten, Special to The Washington Post

Woking Rotary Club Everest Presentation

2008-03-03T18:49:00.002Z

On Thursday the 28th February I gave my inaugural presentation to a room of 40 members about my challenge to raise £100,000 for Woking & Sam Beare Hospices and The British Heart Foundation.

The evening was a great success with a barrage of questions at the end from interested members. I was informed that you can always tell how successful a presentation was based on the questions that they ask at the end... so using that a guide it was a roaring success.

On the evening there was a member from another Rotary Club, who would like me to give a further presentation to their members in Farnborough.

I have yet to hear from the Woking Rotary Club to see if, and how much of a donation they will be giving to my Challenge cause.

The more I do of these speaking events the better as it will get me known and open up more doors for other speaking engagements which will help in raising the minimum charity target.

Fundraising day on the 9th Fabruary

2008-03-03T16:24:00.009Z

Well I thought i would let you know about the fundraising day which took place on the 9th February in Bisley... and yes... a slap on the wrists for not making my minumum weekly postings... i know...!! it has been noted.

Well.. despite being a very quiet day at the opening of one of my local sponsors in Woking, new design and interior store, I managed to get a booking for another speaking engagement at the Round Table of Woking which has yet to be arranged.

Unfortunately, we only managed to raise £23.62 in total... so not a life altering amount at all really... and is still some way short of the £100,000... Oh nooooo!!!

That said, it was featured in the Local Woking News and Mail, so at least I am still getting the exposure about my challenge and the charities. It also gave me the opportunity to iron out some issues with the display stand and banner signs, so that future events will be executed far more effectively. It was also descided that I will need my own banner display made, as some people did not make the immediate connection with my challenge being used as a vehicle to raise £100,000 for charity...

But all in all, it was not that bad a result given that it was not a busy day at all... due to sunshine and Chinese New Year Celebrations in Woking Town Centre... I do pick em...

BUT.. onwards and upwards I go....

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In search of a Mannaquin...!?

2008-02-04T15:32:00.000Z

Well the weekend has been and gone, after spending my time designing some t-shirts that I plan on selling to help raise money for the charity cause and my sponsorship. The range will be called "Tough at the Top" which will have some very interesting and suggestive designs on them.. so look out for those.. I do expect you to buy one or two!!

I am in preperations for this coming Saturday for the fundraising stand in Bisley to create awareness and raise money for the charity cause. I have also managed to get Snow & Rock in Chertsey to provide me some high altitude mountaineering kit to have displayed on the stand. This will show people the kind of equipment that is used to climb any high altitude mountain. So in case you were wondering, what the hell the title was all about.. now you know.. I need it to display the equipment.. and not because I have some weird fascination with wanting to take it everywhere with me on the back of my motorbike (not that I have one) as portrayed in the 1987 film of the same name "Mannequin".

So earlier today I went around Woking town centre visiting all the clother shops on the hunt for my model dummy!! Finally after about 20 minutes of getting some very strange looks from shop assistants, wondering what the hell I wanted to do with a large piece of plastic in the shape of a man..!! Lisa in Debenhams kindly agreed to loan me one for the Saturday.

I expect to get some even stranger looks on Friday when I collect it, then stroll through Woking town centre with it under my arm like some surfer dude with his board and sex wax. Mind you I have no idea where I will get the sex wax from??!!

But hopefully this weekend will be a success, with Woking News & Mail coming along for some photos for a write up in the following weeks paper. So hopefully we shoul raise quite a bit of money.

Speak again soon.. and happy adventures.

The Adventure Travel Show

2008-01-28T13:06:00.000Z

On Saturday myself and good friend Peter, went to The Adventure Travel Show held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London.

Is was surprisingly quiet compared to last years show which was held at Olympia. For us being quiet was a good thing as we didn't have to battle our way through the crowds or wrestle our way onto a stand, but unfortunately this was was not so good for those companies who were exhibiting, given that they pay hundreds of pounds to have a stand.

Anyway it was a good show and I got to listen to one of my heroes and biggest mountaineering inspirations give a presentation on his past mountaineering expeditions and his charity work going on in Nepal, Doug Scott.

Doug's remarkable mountaineering career includes over 30 expeditions to inner Asia and is regarded as one of the world's leading high altitude and big wall climbers. He is best known for his historic first ascent of the South-West face of Everest with Dougal Haston, an expedition led by Sir Chris Bonington. However all of his other climbs were in the lightweight alpine style. Scott is also remarkable in that half of his climbs are first ascents.

Highlights of Doug Scott's climbing career include

1975: South-west side of Everest with Dougal Haston, bivouac on the south summit at 8760 m
1977: Ascent of the Ogre (in Pakistan) and descent with both legs broken at the ankle
1978: Ascent attempt of the west side of K2
1979: North ridge of Kangchenjunga (8586 m)
1979: Ascent of the north side of Nuptse with Georges Bettembourg, Bryan Hall and Allan Rouse

Doug also founded after years of expeditions in Nepal, Community Action Nepal in 1999 to help mountain people to help themselves raise their standard of living and strengthen indigenous, community-based culture. You can visit the CAN website here for information about the work and support that is going on out there.

All in all the weekend was good fun and certainly an event I would recommend to anyone looking for their own adventure travel holiday.

Facebook Experiment to Build a Group of 200,000 Members

2008-01-23T19:37:00.000Z

The new Mount Everest Charity Challenge facebook experiment group, has been set up with the aim of building a sizeable group following and raising the charity fund-raising target.

The experiment is to see if we can build, by the power of word of mouth, a group membership of over 200,000 people and raise the £100,000 charity target by getting each new member to the group making a donation of just 50 pence to the Mount Everest Charity Challenge cause, and then inviting all their friends to join the group as well.

This experiment will be a facebook first, with nothing of this nature ever being done on-line. Lets make some internet history!

Visit the Mount Everest Charity Challenge facebook group by clicking the screen shot image, and join in with the experiment now... Lets do some good guys!!

Its been a while.. some updates for you..

2008-01-19T13:46:00.000Z

Since the last post back mid last year, (how bad is that) there has been some changes and alterations with sponsorship approaches and also to Charities involved with the Mount Everest Charity Challenge.

But before I tell you more, I must apologise for my poor posting frequency on this diary page... but you will pleased to hear that posts will become more of a frequent thing and I have made a commitment to at least post news and details on here more than once every 7 months... maybe even once every week to keep you up to date with progress, which is what this diary site is all about.

So come on tell us Rhys what has been going on?

Where do I start... I think the biggest change has been to the charities involved which originally started out with five charities has now reduced to 2... Woking & Sam Beare Hospices and The British Heart Foundation. There have been numerous reasons for why this happened, which I will refrain going into too much detail about, so all I will say to you is this.... If you ever have plans of doing something on a large scale for charity, a word of advice would be to tell you this; Decide on a charity you would like to do it for and only do it for that charity. Dealing with multiple charities is time and energy draining and is also counter productive which can hinder your fund-raising efforts and progress. The reasons for this are quite simply because not all charities are the same size, which means their resources and ability to provide support to your efforts do vary, which as I have learnt since starting this challenge, can be a major headache when getting them all to agree to doing something on a joint effort basis.

I have decided to stick with two charities, Woking & Sam Beare Hospices (as they cared for my Grandmother Barbara Walker and also my cousin Carl Morden who are sadly no longer with us, and I know first hand the amazing care and support that they provide in the local community) and The BHF, as both have been very good and both very supportive in giving advice and wanting to work together on this project for mutual benefit, which has gone beyond what I was originally expecting.

So next time I do another Charity Event I will sticking with one charity.

Finally just to finish off this post... I have also changed my approach to raising sponsorship and am going to approach adventure and travel related companies as this ties it with I am doing. Also my reasons for deciding this, is I want to show and encourage people to get involved in their own adventures as the choices of what you can do are so vast that you are only limited by your imagination. I think people need more adventure in their lives and I only hope that what I am doing inspires people to tackle their own mountain and make the decision to do the one thing they have always wanted to do... think about it!!!

What have your dreamed of doing... what's your dream...?
DON'T JUST DREAM IT... DO IT!!

As a man once said "When we are old and grey... we sit and think about the things we didn't do, rather than ones that we did...!

I don't know about you but I don't want to be old and grey, in my Alpine home sat out on my terrace looking out out onto the vast magical and inspiring mountain scenery thinking to my self "I wish I had attempted to climb Mount Everest when I had the chance... if only I could go back in time... why did I not just do it!!??"

Here's to living your dream... until the next post... "Keep the Dream Alive!!"
Cheers

Radio Interview with Eagle Radio 96.4FM

2007-05-15T18:23:00.000+01:00

On Thursday 17th of May I will be doing another radio interview this time with Eagle Radio 96.4FM.

The interview will be pre recorded and aired on Friday 18th May.

We are looking at having all interviews available on the website for you to listen to if you were not able to catch it on air.

Each Radio station will be following my progression over the next 3 years with a series of interviews... and maybe even from the top of some summits???!! listen out as the first trip is happening this August to the Alps to climb Mont Blanc.

Be safe...

We have reached an agreement!!!

2007-05-08T16:02:00.000+01:00

Finally.... after a few months of negotiation with Prize Adventures, it has now been agreed and cast in stone what will be given to the Charity Challenge efforts.

It was at one point discussed to offer an incentive to people, which would hopefully get them making bigger donation amounts, by giving them a free entry ticket into a Prize Adventures competition if they made a donation of £10 or more. But what has been agreed is even better and will be a huge benefit not only to Prize Adventures but also to the minimum target of £100,000.

Prize Adventures have agreed to donate 2.5% of their monthly profits to the Mount Everest Charity Challenge fund raising efforts.

This is great news and will benefit the target amount even further as we will also benefit from all ticket sales made at the Prize Adventures site.

Vist their site now www.prizeadventures.com ... every time you buy a ticket you know that a small amount of that is helping us to hit the minimum £100,000 target.

If you would like to help even further... tell all your friends about Prize Adventures and get them along to the site. Any help you can give would be most welcome.

As our way of saying thank you to Prize Adventures (Viriliti Ventures Ltd) we are putting them on all promotional leaflets and on the website linking to their competition site.

Take a look now... WWW.PRIZEADVENTURES.COM

Radio Interview on Monday 14th May

2007-05-08T15:45:00.000+01:00

My very first Radio Interview will take place on Monday 14th May at Southern Counties Radio in Guildford at 06:50 in the am. An early start I know but this is going to be the first of many interviews over the next few months.... Who knows but maybe I could end up on Radio 1 or Virgin Radio.

The more coverage the better in terms of generating money for the charities involved.

I will also be looking at the possibility of having the interview linked on the blog site for those of you who will not be awake at that time of the morning... which will be most of you no doubt..

I will keep you posted on events. There is so much more I could tell you but do not want to give you information overlaod.

Until next time.

Take care.

Mount Everest Charity Challenge website

2007-01-27T12:41:00.000Z

We are at this moment having a website built fo the Mount Everest Charity Challenge. This will detail verything about the challenge and the charities involved. It will also have links to other useful resources of informationa about climbing and mountaineering.

There is also going to be a sponsorship page if you would be interested in talking further about sponsorship opportunities and the benefits to companies who are looking to enhance their reputation in the local community.

We are hoping for the site to be up an live by mid february.

The difference between Mountain People and Valley People

2007-01-07T21:23:00.000Z

There are two types of people in this world, valley people and mountain people. Valley people seek the calm and comfortable ground of shelter, safety and security. They may talk about change but do not want to be involved in it, especially if this means breaking from the routine of what has worked okay up until now. Their concept of achievement is not losing, so playing for the draw to them is all that's needed. Their concept of fitness is being fit to survive. They are the people you meet who sentences begin with; "I would have", "I could have" or "I should have". They are the almost people, who have many explanantions for not making it themselves but only one for those who have - LUCK. They talk about the risk of losing and yet they are losers - they just do not know it.

Mountain people have decided that valley life is not for them and seek to test ambition on the toughest climbs. They know that there is a rich satisfaction in reaching the top and the fight thats needed to get there. They live for the test of change and enjoy the resilience required to bounce back from the bumps and bruises that come with the mountain territory. They not only talk about change, they deliver it. They take the risk of winning because to them there is no such thing of a risk of losing. People can lose without training or practice, it comes quite naturally, so where is the risk in that? They know achievement is not always reflected in a gold medal but is always measured by the excitement of knowing just how much further their best shot takes them, when they take the risk of winning. Achievement is balanced on the finest of edges but they know that. Whatever the outcome of the contest, they are always accountable for the result. They are winners and they know it.

This has been written for mountain people, people like you. It is about people who succeed, who achieve, who win and who intend continuing to do so. Each of us has mountains to climb, they may not all be Mount Everest, but they are still your mountains. They can arise in our family and social life, in our business life and in our personal life. You know what yours are!

I wish you all the success you deserve, not only in climbing your next mountain but in climbing all the mountain ranges where your ambition and dreams will surely take you.

Extract from "Winning" by Frank Dick

In Association with Prize Adventures

2007-01-07T19:33:00.000Z

Mount Everest Charity Challenge has teamed up with Prize Adventures who are company launching in April 2007, who will be providing Adventure Activities on a competition basis. They will be donating a percentage of their profits to the cause to help in hitting he £100,000 charity target.

Prize Adventures will be giving you the chance to win some of the most amazing activities such as Tandem skydives, helicopter flights, power boating trips, MIG fighter jet flights, Millionaire lifestyle experiences and even trekking holidays and trips from around the world and many, many more.

You can visit their site and enter a free draw to win a Virgin Hot Air Balloon flight for 2 people absolutely FREE

www.prizeadventures.com Enter the draw today for you chance of winning this prize...