A few days ago, along with West Bromwich Mountaineering Club, I climbed Gran Paradiso, the highest mountain in Italy at 4,061 metres. Having had many sleepless nights thinking of what might be, the climb up was relatively ‘uneventful’, in terms of falls into crevasses or down rockfaces, but hugely eventful as a life experience. The altitude and heat took its toll on us all as we plodded over the glacier, it would have been all too easy to simply turn back. Once at the top, the views were incredible, with snow capped mountains lying below us topped by an azure blue sky . All we had to worry about was getting back down again safely! Which we did with just a few bumps and bruises and broken and lost kit.
Many thanks to all at WBMC for their support during the various training sessions and the trip itself: without you I would not have attempted it, let alone done it. And many thanks to everyone who sponsored me, raising muc needed cash for Willen Hospice. I expect the final total raised to be around £1,000.
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