Jerry Gordon
ASIN: B00NROWKOK
Publisher: Gordonart Ltd
Pages: 130
The thought of Mount Everest base-camp drove part of my trek up Mount Snowdon and Mount Kenya. If I could climb those two I could attempt a later trek up the biggest mountain of all in October 2014, to help raise funds for FragileX. I was working temporarily near Mount Snowdon, on the holy Isle of Anglesey, so that came in handy. Before Snowdon and Mount Kenya, I climbed the island's Holyhead Mountain twice as part of the training schedule into the bargain.Last year my ex-partner lost our baby son in childbirth. She immersed herself in her social work carer’s job, I took time off work and drank too much beer to try and drown sorrows. But moping around is not a long term solution. As the saying goes, when you get knocked down you need to get up again. I needed a fresh challenge.Trekking was akin to a pilgrimage. I was preparing to bare my soul to god on a mountain. And, the great African ...