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Observer Investigates Charity Challenges
By Jon on 15/11/2004 10:50:51
Hard core hell or just a cushy, free holiday of a lifetime? This weekend's Travel Observer took an interesting look at the charity challenge phenomenon.
So-called charity challenges seem to stick in the throat of a lotof regular outdoors people - why, they ask, should I give money tosomeone so they can have a dream holiday, say, trekking the IncaTrail under the thinly veiled pretext of charity
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Hinkes Backs Indoors 8000-metre Charity Climbs
By Jon on 09/10/2002 14:09:45
Two-to-go 8000-metre man Alan Hinkes has given his backing to a charity project based on climbing all 14, but indoors...
climbing walls throughout the country, each of which will adopt oneof the 8000-metre peaks for the event. The aim is for participants totry and scale enough vertical metres to successfully 'climb' themountain.WaterAid is the UK's only charity dedicated
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Doug Scott charity lecture
By Maria Thomas on 26/09/2003 15:28:45
RGS to host fundraising lecture for Nepali charities, tickets available now
Veteran climber Doug Scott will be lecturing at the Royal Geographical Society in November to raise money for three Nepali charities including Porter's Progress.Picture copyright Ben AyersPeaks and Porters: Ogre to Everest apparently involves
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Kili Charity Trekkers At Risk
By Jon on 02/10/2006 13:17:17
Around 75 per-cent of charity trekking trips to Africa's highest mountain allow inadequate time on the mountain for acclimatisation putting participants at serious risk says Mountaineering Medical Conference
Charity trekkers heading for Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak,are at unnecessary risk of suffering from potentially fatal altitudesickness according to a recent Mountaineering Medical Conference. Pic
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The Hardest Charity Climb Ever
By OM on 08/10/2004 08:43:05
Climbers make new world record
the alarm to Swiss Rescue workers. After their ordeal they decided to get married at home in Cape Town.Now, along with team member Mark Blackledge, they have created a world record in completing the hardest rock climb ever done for charity. Their ascent
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Charity Challenge That Makes Sense...
By Jon on 04/01/2007 12:14:11
Macmillan's Corbett Challenge strikes us as ticking all the right boxes when it comes to minimising environmental damage and introducing people to the outdoors. Take a look.
We don't cover a lot of charity challenges on OUTDOORSmagic, butMacmillan's 'Corbett Challenge 2007' strikes us as a step inthe right direction.Alltoo often charity fund-raisers seem to either be a case of taking adream trekking holiday
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Keswick Festival Supporting Lakeland Charity
By Jon on 12/03/2012 11:46:54
The body behind projects like Fix The Fells is the official charity partner for this year's Keswick Mountain Festival.
Keswick Mountain Festival has, very appropriately, hooked up with local Cumbrian charity, Nurture Lakeland once again for 2012.The award-winning organistion aims to inspire people to ' care for Cumbria’s natural environment through responsible
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Climber completes gruelling charity challenge
By Maria Muennich on 08/09/2004 11:32:07
Quick update on near-miss climber Andy Cummings' attempt to raise money for spinal injury sufferers
Andy Cummings, a Welsh climber who twice narrowly escaped paralysis in climbing accidents that left most of the rest of his body broken, completed his mountain running and cycling charity epic at the weekend. Starting from Caernarfon, Cummings
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Scot completes Everest marathon for charity
By Maria Thomas on 12/06/2002 10:57:28
Edinburgh lecturer raises lots of dosh for good causes at the ninth Everest marathon
Dean Sewell, an Edinburgh academic, has raised thousands of pounds for charity by taking part in the world's highest marathon - up Mount Everest.The Everest marathon was first held in 1987, a couple of years after an impromptu race held by two
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Keswick Festival Partners With Local Charity
By Jon on 22/03/2011 12:34:21
Groups including Fix the Fells to benefit from northern Lakes festival in May.
Latest news from the 2011 Keswick Mountain Festival is that it's announced its charity partner for this year and rather appropriately, it's local Cumbria-based project, Nurture Lakeland, which means the charity will be supported by a range
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