AWR’s Digital Creative & Social Media Executive, Luke, has signed up to climb Kilimanjaro this June to support Cancer Research.
Kilimanjaro, affectionately known as ‘Kili,’ is one of the world’s ‘Seven Summits’ and the highest mountain in Africa at 5895 meters. Luke will trek the 8-day Lemosho route, which offers some of the most varied landscapes on the mountain. Reaching the summit will allow him to stand on the roof of Africa and take in the breathtaking views of the clouds and African plains below.
Luke has been a longtime supporter of Cancer Research, and this challenge was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. Nearly 1 in 2 people born in the UK in 1961 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime.
In preparation, Luke has been fundraising and has already climbed the Three Yorkshire Peaks, Ben Nevis, and Scafell Pike. He said, “I train regularly at the gym and eat healthily, but hill training is a different challenge. It requires a lot of cardio, leg strength, and, most importantly, endurance. I did a night climb at Scafell Pike after Ben Nevis and had to dig deep to push through the pain barrier.”
Please support Luke if you can: https://gofund.me/a712ad61