MarksMountainWalk

Mark Sargeantson, from Fenn Wright's Ipswich office,

is walking the GR10 Coast to Coast Trail (Atlantic to Mediterranean)

during June and July this summer, 2008

TO DATE, MARK HAS RAISED IN EXCESS OF £16,000

It's not too late to give your support.

You can sponsor Mark by donating through www.justgiving.com/marksmountainwalk

Follow Mark's Progress here:

4TH JUNE: A test of endurance

10TH JUNE: Mark battles on

30TH JUNE: Half way to success

3RD JULY: Ahead of Schedule

15TH JULY: Intrepid "estate agent" to be joined by friend

20TH JULY: Back to life at sea level - a personal message from Mark!

The route follows the length of the Pyrenees on the French side. The total distance is about 560 miles (900kms) and height gain 164,636 feet (49,714 metres), about five times the height of Mt. Everest. He aims to complete this walk in 50 days and hopes to raise £50,000 for the Cancer Campaign in Suffolk.

The Charity provides information and support for cancer patients, their families, friends and carers. This is through the Information Centre at Ipswich Hospital. Funds are now being raised for a mobile unit.

Mark says “I am dedicating this walk to the late Dr. John LeVay who was Oncologist at Ipswich Hospital and founder of Cancer Campaign in Suffolk".

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A personal message from Mark:

Mark at the finishing point in
Banyuls sur Mer on the Mediterranean.

I would like to extend my warmest thanks to everybody who has supported my trek.

On the 20th July I completed the GR10 Coast to Coast (Atlantic to Mediterranean) Trail which I started on 1st June.

The total distance was about 560 miles (900kms) and height gain 164,636 feet (49,714 metres). This is about five times the height of Mt. Everest or the equivalent of climbing Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, every day for the 50 days of my walk!

I succeeded in completing this walk in 50 days and hoped to raise £50,000 for the Cancer Campaign in Suffolk. Although I have not yet reached this target figure the amount raised has been substantial and donations are still being made. The total amount I have raised including online and offline donations plus gift aid is over £16,000.

Mark.

It's not too late to give your support.

You can sponsor Mark by donating through www.justgiving.com/marksmountainwalk

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(Article from East Anglian Daily Times 15.07.08)