02/09/2023
Mount Toubkal, here we come!
Next weekend, myself and 18 of my Dorking friends (callling ourselves Mothers with Altitude) will be off to conquer Mount Toubkal in Morocco 🥾🏔️!
Mt Toubkal is North Africa’s highest peak at 4167m so whilst we’ll start off our trek in high temperatures (forecast is 34C), over the course of our ascent it it forecasted to drop sub-zero with up to -10C overnight (we’ll be sleeping in tents on the mountain both nights).
It’ll be a 3-day hike and the challenge will see us climbing and scrambling over huge boulders and rocks. Not something I’ve ever done before and definitely a challenge!.
I’m ready though.. with help from the fabulous team on the Reformer, my rowing machine and weekly training hikes through our glorious Surrey Hills with both my support team (Betsy the Cavapoo & my super hubby Ro) and the other ´Mothers with Altitude’; I’ve been building both my stamina & strength on a daily basis.
By taking on this challenge we hope to raise money for 2 fabulous charities which are close to our hearts: Bowelbabe (bowel cancer) and Papyrus, a youth mental health charity. Our dear friend will hopefully soon hit the incredible ´5 years all clear’ milestone so we all know from her experience how important continued funding remains in the fight against this horrible disease.
All of us also have (near) teenage children and sadly mental health issues are at an all time high amongst this group. Papyrus does an incredible job helping to prevent su***de amongst them.
We would all hugely appreciate it if you’d consider donating a few pounds to either or both charities. You can find the link to both of them in my bio. 🙏🙏