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Mount Everest (Himalayas – 29,030 feet) - The Highest Mountain on Earth – Date TBA
For hundreds of sick children across Australia today, the challenges seem endless. With your help , the expedition to Mt. Everest will speed many of those children to recovery. Darren and Shane will also be supporting Legacy again on this expedition.
Darren and Shane will once again also proudly fly the Australian Returned & Services League (RSL) Flag on the summit of Mt Everest in honour of our fallen soldiers, and in recognition of the current serving members of our Australian Defence Force.
This will be mountain number 5 on their “7 Summits” quest.
Our Mission:
To climb 29,030ft/8,848m to the summit of Mt Everest; the highest mountain in the world.
Mount Everest:
Mount Everest ‘the goddess of the sky’, is the world’s highest mountain at 8,848 metres (29,030 ft), situated in the Himalayas on the Nepal – Tibet border. The mountain has many inherent dangers including altitude sickness and weather. By the end of 2010 Everest had claimed 220 lives, and conditions are so difficult in the ‘death zone’ (higher than 8,000 m / 26,246 ft) that most corpses have been left where they fell. Over the years, 1 in every 10 successful climbs has ended in death.
What We Will Face:
Being the highest mountain in the world, the combination of its enormous height, latitude, and fierce and unstable weather are second to none. We will need to withstand summit area temperatures that can plummet to minus -35 degrees Celsius and the ferocious winds that can lash the summit virtually without notice.
The Realities:
The accent of Mt Everest is a very serious and dangerous untertaking. It’s cold. The winds can be savage. It’s a long, long climb. On average, about 200 climbers attempt the summit per season, 75 make it, and 20 die. The climbing season is from mid-April until mid-May, since before April it is too cold, and post May, the weather is too stormy and unpredictable; plus, the snow softens and becomes unstable from too much sun. Success percentages for a climbing season can be reduced to as low as 30%.
Why We Do It:
Shane and I are proud to be supporting such a worthwhile cause with our climbing endeavours in supporting the following charities.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is the largest, highly respected paediatric centre in NSW, providing excellent care for children from NSW, Australia and across the Pacific Rim. Established in 1880, a stand alone public Hospital and registered charity, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead serves over 50,000 admitted sick children and their families each year in a family-focused healing environment.
People say what courage we have to be climbing some of the highest and most dangerous mountains around the world, but we would disagree.
The real courage is in the hearts and souls of the young children that face daily battles with sickness and injury in their lives at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Many of the children who are admitted with sickness or injury face fear, uncertainty, stress and unwelcome pain, so who are the real heroes?
Please help us support the Children’s Hospital at Westmead so we can make a difference in these children’s lives – they are our future and deserve our help.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead website: www.chw.edu.au
A promise was made to a dying soldier in the trenches of WWI. A promise that his family would be looked after. With recent conflicts, our work is as important today as it was when we began. Help us keep the promise, make a donation today.
Legacy is dedicated to caring for the families of deceased veterans. Today Legacy’s caring and compassionate service assists over 100,000 widows and 1900 children and dependants with a disability. Legacy is a voluntary organisation supported by veterans, servicemen and women, and volunteers drawn from all walks of life. Our support and services now extend to include the dependants of members of today’s Australian Defence Force who lose their lives as a result of their military service.
Legacy is dedicated to enhancing the lives and opportunities of our families through innovative and practical programs aimed at:
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the protection of individuals and families basic needs;
- advocating for their entitlements, rights and benefits;
- assisting families through bereavement; and
- helping people thrive, despite their adversity and loss.
Darren and Shane will once again proudly fly the Australian Returned & Services League (RSL) Flag on the summit of Mt McKinley (Denali) in honour of our fallen soldiers, and in recognition of the current serving members of our Australian Defence Force.
Caring for families of deceased veterans since 1923.
The Legacy website: www.legacy.com.au
