In April 2012, I along with 26 trekkers and a small climbing team will fly to Kathmandu in Nepal to trek to Everest base camp. The gruelling trek over 120 miles will take the team to heights of 18,500 feet, through some of the most stunning scenery in the world.

In St. James's Place's 20th Anniversary year, we are aiming to raise in excess of £500,000 for the St. James's Place Foundation, to fund a multitude of projects that help children with special needs, and hospices.

We shall be following the route to Base Camp taken by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing in 1953. It requires careful acclimatisation, as we go higher and higher. Base Camp has only one third of the air that you will find at sea level, so our bodies need to adjust gradually.

Once we reach Everest Base Camp, the trekking team will say goodbye to the climbing team, and head south. The climbing team will then continue the route taken by Hillary and Tenzing to the summit of Everest.

The mission is simple -

27 Trekkers, in the company’s 20th year, to Everest Base Camp raising £500,000 for worthwhile causes. One member on the summit of Everest.'

Your sponsorship is vital in helping those charities at home and abroad who so desperately need resources and cash to carry out their work. Every penny donated goes to charity, as every trekker and climber are covering their own costs for the trip.

Visit

www.justgiving.com/jemima-ingarfield to visit my sponsorship page.
www.sjp.co.uk/everest2012 - for Everest site, team members and blog updates

Thank you for your support.
Jemima Ingarfield