KILIMANJARO

CHALLENGE 2010

(The Lemosho Trail)

June 2010

Estimated funds raised £18,000.00!

 Four close friends from Wirral & Liverpool successfully climbed 

Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the World,

with only one sole purpose - to raise money for bone cancer research.

           Participants:    

Roz Tranfield - Sam Kenwright

Lisa Morrison - Sheryl Baguley. 

The fab four made it to the Summit!  Roz Tranfield, Sheryl Baguely, Sam Kenwright and Lisa Morrison all completed the task in hand and reached the summit of Uhuru Peak on top of Mount Kilimanjaro on the morning of Saturday 3rd July at 8am. Congratulations ladies in all of your efforts both in training for many months beforehand along with the relentless fundraising for CHORF.
 
In turn there were many events that almost led to one or two of the team not making it to the top. Altitude sickness effected both Roz and Lisa from the early stages, and it was touch and go as to whether they would have to commence the decline and discontinue the challenge. However, somehow, the group worked hard to stay positive and found that it was not only the physical energy needed to complete the task, but incredible mental strength which was also a necessity to achieve success. Cheryl suffered with high blood pressure for a few days before the Summit night which resulted in high emotion in the hours leading up to that final climb. However ,the four ladies stuck together and managed to maintain their team spirit right to the end. The most gruelling thing for all involved was the final Summit climb which actually took in total over 20 hours to reach the top and thereafter a descend into the Millenium Camp.
 
All participants where totally exhausted albeit elated at the success of their challenge.  0ne team member had to seek medical advice upon completion of the decent (suspected pneumonia), but after an initial examination and treatment, was well enough for the return journey to the UK.
 
All the girls would like to say a very BIG THANK YOU to all of those who sponsored this amazing rather extreme challenge. The participants have commented that seeing the funds raised for this challenge brings a great sense of satisfaction and to this end confirm that "IT WAS WORTH IT !!!!!"

Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the largest stratovolcanoes in the world. It is a composite volcano, comprising numerous layers of lava and tephra, piled up around the vents in the shape of a cone. The lava flowed as a liquid, while the tephra is material that was sprayed into the air as lava lost its gas content on eruption, and then fell as blocks, cinders and small particles. The lava is rhyolitic in composition (i.e. very rich in silica), and is therefore viscous. Hence, the lava flows do not travel far from the vents, and explosive eruption is likely if much dissolved gas is present in the lava below the surface. Currently the volcano is dormant: there have been no eruptions in living memory. Recent studies suggest the last eruptions on the mountain were between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago.The volcano is the highest in Africa and covers an area of 388,500 ha (960,004 acres), Although Kilimanjaro stands alone, it is a part of an east-west belt of volcanoes stretching over Northern Tanzania. It has three main vents, but also has smaller parasitic (or staellite) cones. To the west side of the mountain is the peak Shira (3,962 m or 12,999 ft), of which only the southern and western rims.

THANK YOU  TO ALL OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

TOGETHER WE CAN FIGHT IT!