Team Moe n Matt will be going up, up, up to the snows of Mount Kilimanjaro this February, Africa’s highest point at 5,895 metres. Leading the expedition will be Arab mounting-climbing pioneer, Zed Al Refai, the first Arab to summit Mt. Everest and complete the Seven Summits challenge. Other trekkers attempting the ascent include businessmen from Europe and the Middle East, all with a thirst for adventure.
To reach any summit at 5,895 metres above sea level is a major physical and psychological challenge, especially when that summit rises more than 4,600m from the plains of northern Tanzania (making it the world’s highest free standing peak).
This will be the biggest physical challenge that myself, Moe, and my team of trekkers will face. We’ll be hindered by sleepless nights, pushing through gale-force winds, contending with stifling jungle, snakes and spiders, battling temperatures of minus 15 and suffering altitude sickness, dehydration and aching muscles. Our lungs will be strained to bursting in the thin cold air and even a shoelace-tying attempt could lay the fittest person low on Kilimanjaro’s upper reaches.
But we are determined to summit the highest peak in Africa and raise money to fight malaria, Africa’s biggest killer.
About 3.3 billion people – half of the world's population – are at risk of malaria. In Tanzania alone (the home of Mount Kilimanjaro), malaria is the leading killer of children with one child dying EVERY 30 SECONDS… that’s over one million lives tragically lost every single year.
By the time you've read this, a child in Africa will have died of malaria.
Support our every step and stumble up to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro by sponsoring us and donating money to our cause. Every penny counts and even a small amount of money can make a big difference and help protect and save lives.
ALL donations received will go directly to Malaria Consortium – a charity that is dedicated to the control of malaria and works exceptionally hard to ease the devastation caused by the killer disease. Just £5 will pay for a net to protect two lives and £100 will pay for effective life-saving malaria treatment for 200 children.
You can donate from anywhere in the world as long as you have a credit/debit card. You can only donate in pounds sterling (£GBP), so please work out how much you would like to donate in pounds and JustGiving will charge the equivalent amount in your local currency. This currency conversion website will help: http://www.xe.com/ucc
On a less somber note, Matt will attempt the highest chicken dance in the world at the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro. You saw him ‘Sheikhing his thing’ back at sea level, now witness him go all out at the Roof of Africa. Keep in mind that our Facebook group has to reach over 2,000 members for him to perform it.
Watch here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/teammoenmatt#p/a/u/0/G2SwAit92u8
http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=74783937386&ref=ts
Thank you for visiting our page. We look forward to receiving your kind donations and messages of support.
See you at the Roof of Africa!
Moe
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