2008 sponsored event: Andes mountains, Argentina
Mr Mark Norbury
An SPUC supporter has climbed the world's highest mountain outside the Himalayas to raise money for the society. Mr Mark Norbury of Vancouver, BC, Canada, reached the top of Aconcagua (22,800 ft.) in the Andes, Argentina, on 27 January. Mark had to contend
with altitude sickness, windburn and sunburn. He said: "Nearing the summit I
felt really dizzy with the altitude and my body kept telling me to just lie
down and rest, but I continued on, one step at a time. I never once seriously
considered giving up. I'd come this far and was so determined to reach the top.
I crawled on to the summit at 4
pm."
Mark writes about himself and the climbHow to make a sponsorship donationWikipedia page about Aconcagua
To ask a question about how you can arrange or organise a sponsored event for SPUC,
email Gordon Kane, SPUC's fundraising manager.