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IT'S NOT UNUSUAL THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS MAKE FRIENDS FOR LIFE ON OUR CHALLENGES. IT'S A LITTLE MORE UNUSUAL THAT PEOPLE FIND THEIR FUTURE PARTNER!

This was the case for Katie and Jamie who met on our Kilimanjaro trek in 2011. We asked them a few questions about their trip, their romance and what they're up to now.

An interview with HOLLY EVANS, EVENT FUNDRAISER at SUE RYDER

Sue Ryder held an incredible fundraising challenge to Nepal in 2014, raising an amazing £150,000. So, we decided to talk to Holly, Event Fundraiser, to find out what your fundraising means and how it makes a real difference by providing amazing hospice and neurological care for those who are facing a life-changing illness. They also have a very exciting, up and coming trek in Bhutan. (yes you can still book a place!) which will contribute to their charity even further as Holly explains below:

An interview with Adele Adityah, Fundraising Officer for RedR UK

A question both Discover Adventure and our charity partners are commonly asked is, 'Why would I ask people to sponsor me to go to an amazing place?' and 'What will the money I raise actually go towards?' 

16, 28, 33, 45, 47, 51, 53, 63, 88, the ages of all the people I know who have been affected by cancer, with the average age being 47.

I wish I could say I was good at maths to say I could have worked that out, but surprisingly I'm not. 47 is the age my mum Kathleen Ann was when she died of breast cancer in 1996. Macmillan Cancer Support has been a part of my life now for the last 27 years and I am sure they will be for the rest of my life in some capacity.

I'm Phil Minns, fundraiser and volunteer ambassador for Macmillan. 

Our long time challengers and committed fundraisers are invited to join the DA Club. It is hugely inspiring and impressive to complete one challenge, let alone more than five and we are proud and privileged to know some very inspiring people, so we have asked Martyn, one of our members to tell us exactly what it's like and how he chose what adventures to take on.