Steve Smith has succeeded in his charity climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (BDN January issue). Smith, who normally looks after Mitas Tyres as UK sales manager, was taking on the mountain to raise money for the Down’s Syndrome Association and Young Lives vs Cancer charities and had raised more than £4500 as BDN went to press. “I’m pleased to share with you that this latest challenge has successfully been completed,” said Smith. “Myself and some of our team reached the 5895m (19,340ft) summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.”
And Smith was feeling every one of those metres. “To be honest, all six days of trekking were much more challenging than I had imagined, and by the end of the summit day, the whole team were broken! I’m pleased to report that our fundraising efforts have reached 75% of the target, topping £4500.”
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