Day 8 (26.01.12) - Mount Kilimanjaro Challenge - Lucy Reaches The Summit

We have had word from the organisers that Lucy and the rest of the team have made it successfully to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. An amazing achievement!

In the last contact we had from Lucy she described how the altitude was really affecting her now and she was very scared about the thought of climbing the final 6 hours to the summit in darkness. 

She has powered through and reached the top in time to watch the sunrise from 19,341ft (5895m). 

Well done Lucy we are all very proud of you!

Updates will continue as she makes her way back to the base camp. 

Please dig deep now and help Lucy raise her last £1000 and hit her £10,000 target for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation by clicking the floolwing linkhttp://www.justgiving.com/Lucy-Brady21 

Many Thanks to everyone who has already supported Lucy on her amazing challenge and for such a worthy charity!

DAY 7 - 25.01.2012 MOUNT KILIMANJARO CHALLENGE BY LUCY BRADY

This is it!  Lucy is going to ascent to the summit!  As soon as we regain contact we will let you know.  Our thoughts, love and prayers are with her today, and if you haven’t yet sponsored her then please do so........ it’s such an achievement for such a worthy cause http://www.justgiving.com/Lucy-Brady21  X

DAY 6 - 24.01.2012 MOUNT KILIMANJARO CHALLENGE BY LUCY BRADY

Hi All,  we have unfortunately lost contact with  Lucy.  Hopefully it is just poor signal or her battery has died.  In accordance with her itinerary she was completing the acclimatisation trek today.  She will have trekked halfway to William’s point at 5000m approx to acclimatise to the high altitude and rest sufficiently for tomorrow’s ascent to the summit.

Day 5- 23.01.2012 Mount Kilimanjaro Challenge By Lucy Brady

Today was really tough.  We practised for summit night.  We have to walk single file, heel on heel with person in front- good job I haven’t got my usual numbers on, I may have caused some discomfort J.  We saw Zebra rock today........ the peak is nearing now.  We climbed a really tricky part which is similar to summit, it is not at all easy and so very scary (it will be pitch black when we climb it).  I am so very determined to reach the summit, I have come too far now not to get that far.  My health is good and I am coping well with the altitude (fingers and toes crossed).  I do have an eye that resembles something from the film Hitch when Will Smith had a reaction to seafood – so very attractive hey!  Not sure what happened there, but I have reacted to something up here.

It is so very cold at night – glad of all the warm gear I Have packed now, I sleep in it all!  I have long day ahead tomorrow (9 hours climb).  Love to you all and thanks for all your kind messages xxx

DAY 4 - 22.01.2012 MOUNT KILIMANJARO CHALLENGE BY LUCY BRADY

Missing my family and friends like mad now.  Today was so very hard, I felt like dying at times, it is only my mind and determination that got me through.  It is by far going to be the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.  I really hope I make the summit – it’s so high we are terrified.  I reached the Kibo Hut today (4700m).  The route was fantastic – fantastic mountain flora and fauna, giant cacti, lobelia and other mountain flowers line the route.  This part of the trek is beyond the water point as we enter the ‘desert’ zone – it’s starting to get cold now.

It’s taken about 8 hours to get to this point today, I’m tired now, so night night x