I’m absolutely delighted and very proud to confirm that on 22nd January 2010 at 15:22 p.m. I reached the summit of Aconcagua in Argentina; at 6,962m (22,841ft) Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the world outside of the Himalaya. The summit day was long and exhausting, but the weather was good, the HELP for HEROES cause fantastic and in my mind I knew that failure was not an option! The exhilaration, joy and relief I felt when I ‘topped out’ made the months of planning, preparation and training all worthwhile... in an instant!

In addition to this achievement, we significantly exceeded our original HELP for HEROES fundraising target of £6,962.00 and the total finished at a massive £15,247.80 including Gift Aid.

Huge congratulations to everyone who has helped to achieve this objective and a BIG THANK YOU for the hundreds of donations already received, you can see the full list of supporters here.

You can read about the climb in more detail on the BLOG here or view a small selection of PHOTOGRAPHS here or watch a short 5 minute video clip of summit day here.

CLIMB ACONCAGUA 2010
 

**SUMMIT SUCCESS**