So apparently I'm climbing Mount Toubkal in September.
And an application form which took about 60 minutes to complete has changed the shape of my entire year! I've looked at the Lloyds Banking Group signature charity challenge every year for the past few years - I like a good physical challenge and they always look pretty fun - but there's always been something else going on in my life which has put me off committing. This year I didn't have a good excuse to not apply though - so in went an application and a week later I have a £4k fundraising target to reach for Crisis, an extensive kit-list to purchase and, more generally, a lot of research to perform on how to get to the top of a 4,167m mountain in one piece. For reference, Ben Nevis is 1,345m and the highest mountain which I've ever tackled is Skiddaw in the Lake district at 931m 😅 So on 20th September I'll be travelling to Morocco to climb Mount Toubkal over a 3 day trek. And having known now for a little over a week, I thought I'd share some of the highlight...