Midwife delivers Kili climb challenge
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A Rustington midwife is to climb the
tallest free-standing mountain in the world in a bid to raise money for the
Sussex Air Ambulance.
Carole Fendick, who works at St
Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, will scale the heights of
It will take them five days to reach
the summit of the 19,340ft mountain in eastern
Grandmother-of-two Carole, 57, is
aiming to raise £2,000 for the life-saving charity which needs £1.7m-a-year to
keep the helicopter flying.
She said, “I’m quite excited about
it but the only fear I have is not being able to complete it due to altitude
sickness.
“I’m sure I will be able to do it on
the physical side, it’s just that I’m going to be climbing 5,670ft higher than I
ever have before”.
“I’ve wanted to do Kilimanjaro for
years, but I kept putting it off. I consider it to be a realistic challenge and
if I get myself in tip top condition, hopefully I will be
successful.
“The Sussex Air Ambulance is a good
charity and it maybe me who needs it one day.”
Carole, who also works for female
property refurbishment company Meander Ltd, has been training for the climb by
hiking on the South Downs in
She is no stranger to heights,
having climbed Ben Nevis, the Pyrenees, the Alps and the 13,671ft
Carole’s previous challenges include
cycling Coast to Coast from Whitehaven to
In 2007, she cycled 1,000 miles from
Land’s End to John O’Groats in
Carole has also completed several
100-mile cycle rides, walking marathons and cycled from
She added: “The Coast to Coast was
the longest distance but Toubkal was the highest mountain climb I have
achieved.”
Her daughter Catherine, 26, from
Worthing, will also be raising money for the Sussex Air Ambulance while Louise,
24, from
To sponsor Carole visit www.justgiving.com/CaroleFendick
