Hiya! I'm taking part in the Tinto-Everest Challenge, a fundraising adventure in aid of Wiston Lodge and the volunteer-run Moffat Mountain Rescue Team. 

On September 1st and 2nd I and a team of intrepid friends will try to hike the mighty, mist-shrouded Tinto Hill seven-and-a-half times - equivalent to climbing Everest from base camp. Just without the snow and ice... we hope. 

You can join us. Just get in touch with me if you're interested. There's space in my tent. 

To find out more about why we'd appreciated any support you can offer, please watch this video - featuring some of the great people at Wiston Lodge, and two dads training with toddlers on their backs in the pouring rain. 

You'll see our team fundraising target on the right. Your donation can really help us smash this goal. Or perhaps you'd like to join our team, in which case get in touch by emailing the team organiser Tom Allan: w_t_allan@yahoo.com.

We're going down on the Saturday morning, home on the Sunday night - all being well. 

 

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