Our lovely team member Tanja was planning on walking a mind boggling 100km in 24 hours for SameYou. When this was cancelled she was quite upset, and still wanted to raise crucial funds to support brain injury recovery. So, we took it upon ourselves to design a virtual trek across the Andes to make up for it. This is for you Tanja!

- The Inca Challenge -

Our challenge to you is to walk, hike, run, cycle or swim the length of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu - that's 26 miles. And Emilia Clarke and the SameYou team will be kicking it off! Check out our progress below.

Join in

We're also opening this challenge up to all of you to join in (for free)! You can complete the challenge on your own or as part of a team.

1. Head here to sign up.

2. Customise your page with your picture, story and fundraising target.

3. Connect a Strava account to your page to track your miles. Instructions here.

4. We'll send you your digital fundraising pack to get you started including audio guides and postcards from Emilia.

5. Get going and good luck!

Make sure you complete your 26 miles by the 30th of September 12PM BST, which is when this challenge ends. Use #SameYouIncaChallenge so we can see your posts too!

We also have very special Inca Challege themed t-shirts to give out once you've hit the £500 milestone in your fundraising.

Click here for our FAQs .

If you need any help or advice, contact angelamatheickal@sameyou.org, its no prob-llama.

Get ready to embark on this Inca-redible journey and make a difference to lives of people recovering from brain injury.

- SameYou -

We have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by co-ordinating with brain injury recovery specialists in the UK and USA to develop and deliver online therapies and support for brain injury survivors in lockdown. Watch our video about N-ROL, the online rehabilitation service for brain injury our supporters have helped fund.

1 in 3 people will have an Acquired Brain Injury at some point in their lives - this is hardly ever talked about and survivors often face stigma. SameYou wants to change this. We are working to break the silence around brain injury and help give people the best possible chance of recovery after leaving hospital. Any donation would help and would be really appreciated. If you are interested in learning more, go to: https://www.sameyou.org

Team progress:

Catch up with the team's progress at www.sameyou.org/inca_trail