Carl Wilson, a local Whitley lad, has to do a challenge for PE at school.
They have to go up and down stairs to the equivalent height of a mountain. He has chosen Mount Kilimanjaro which is equivalent to 6022 journeys up and down his stairs at home. Or something like 85238 steps!
Carl wants to try and raise some money for Whiley CDA too.
Can you help encourage him to his goal by sponsoring him even just £1? If 100 people can donate £1 each Carl will make his target of £100.
As Carl has already hit his target of £100 he is increasing it to £200. Can you help him achieve that?
All money raised will be used by Whitley CDA to continue to provide vital food parcels to people in the Whitley community who are vulnerable, elderly, isolating or otherwise in need. You can read more about this here.
Every £1 you can spare will ensure that we can continue to do this.
Please give as much as you can spare.
Thank you.
As part of his schools, PE drop-down day they had to research mountaineering. The pupils were encouraged to look at the challenges involved in climbing up to their chosen peak including the equipment to choose; like first aid and a suitable balanced diet.
They also had to calculate the number of times they would have to climb up & down their stairs at home to climb the equivalent of an ascent of their chosen mountain. To get to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro Carl worked out that he would need to go up and down his stairs at home 6022 times.
The challenge allows team working so his whole family will be taking part over the next few days.
Mount Kilimanjaro (/ˌkɪlɪmənˈdʒɑːroʊ/)[8] is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world: 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) above its plateau base.
Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. The first people known to have reached the summit were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in 1889. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields, it has been the subject of many scientific studies.
