Kidney Research UK

Mike Reaches the summit of Kilimanjaro

Mike decided to tackle Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Kidney Research UK.His inspiration for raising money for Kidney Research UK is his brother-in-law ,and lifelong friend, Terry Edwards. He sadly died in June last year after nearly 10 years of illness, countless hospital stays, many hours of dialysis and 2 kidney transplants. He also have 2 nephews with kidney disease, one of whom dialyses several times a week and who has suffered a failed transplant. He still manages to hold down a full time job.

His Ascent to the top of the mountain took him over 7 hours to complete the 19,500 feet to Uhuru Peak. This is really an astonishing achievement and to date Mike has raised over £2,750 which will go towards life saving research.

If you would like to support Mikes efforts and make a donation towards his achievements then please visit his just giving page by clicking here

Pictured below is Mike and his summit guide Jacob, who Mike says he could not have completed the trek without.