Lucy prepares for Kilimanjaro

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Inspired

ADVENTURER PROFILE:

NAME: Lucy Barton
CHALLENGE: Amnesty International Kilimanjaro Challenge
DEPARTS: August 2012
TRAINING LOCATION: Dandenong Ranges, VIC
OTHER: This is unlike any challenge Lucy has done before.

In August 2012, Lucy will witness the dramatic sunrise over the Kenyan plains as she rests on the edge of a volcano. She is currently training and fundraising to participate in the Amnesty International Kilimanjaro Challenge where she will embark on the 7-day trek via the lesser-travelled Rongai Route and ascend Africa’s highest peak (5,895m). With every step, Lucy’s participation is helping Amnesty International fight injustice and protect human rights.

”What’s going to drive me is knowing there’s a much greater reason for doing it than just climbing a hill.”

Here’s a recent article about Lucy’s journey to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Lucy Barton: passionate about the rights of asylum seekers (The Oakleigh Monash Leader)

Funds raised by the Amnesty International Kilimanjaro Challenge will provide essential funding for Amnesty International to disclose human rights abuses accurately, quickly and persistently; to mobilise supporters to apply pressure on local governments and ultimately stop the abuse.

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Lucy’s fundraising page: Lucy 2 Kilimanjaro
More information about Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Kilimanjaro Challenge
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Fellow Kilimanjaro Challenge participant, Tim Keats in the news
To find out what climbing Mt Kilimanjaro is like, read past participant Helen’s account of ‘Life on Kilimanjaro: A day in the life of an Inspired Adventurer’
To see an inspiring image of our February Mt Kilimanjaro summit, see ‘Cure Cancer Kili Klimbers at the Summit’
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Lucy sent in a press release to her local newspaper, The Hume Leader. ‘High and might task’ was run in the Leader in May 2012.

Tim’s Towering Challenge: Kilimanjaro

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Inspired

ADVENTURER PROFILE:

NAME: Tim Keats
CHALLENGE: Amnesty International Kilimanjaro Challenge
DEPARTS: August 2012
TRAINING LOCATION: Jacobs Ladder, Kings Park WA
OTHER: Tim has pledged to raise a minimum of $10,000 for Amnesty International

Inspired Adventures participant, Tim Keats, has decided to take on Mt Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Amnesty International Australia.

“The trek involves seven days on the mountain with varying topography from lowland forest to glacial ice flows.”

Here’s a photo of Tim training hard for his charity challenge in his local newspaper, The Melville Times.

Tim Keats in his local newpaper

FEELING INSPIRED?

Tim’s fundraising page
More information about Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Kilimanjaro Challenge
Find your Inspired Adventure - check out our calendar today.
Fellow Kilimanjaro Challenge participant, Lucy Barton in the news
To find out what climbing Mt Kilimanjaro is like, read past participant Helen’s account of ‘Life on Kilimanjaro: A day in the life of an Inspired Adventurer’
To see an inspiring image of our February Mt Kilimanjaro summit, see ‘Cure Cancer Kili Klimbers at the Summit’

Mum on a Mission: Judy Winter

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Inspired

Judy Winter fulfilled a life-long dream of visiting Machu Picchu

In 2006, Judy Winter and her daughter Kathryn raised over $5,000 and trekked to Machu Picchu for Mission Australia. Here’s Judy’s story in the Woman’s Day.

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