Horsham woman is ‘excited’ to scale Everest
Katie Peters, a geography student at Loughborough University will be taking on the Mount Everest base camp trek this September to try and raise £2,980 for Meningitis UK.
She said: “Students and children under five are the most affected by this disease.
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Katie has already raised around £1,600, more than halfway to her target.
She told how she is keen to get on with the challenge but also ‘quite apprehensive’.
Katie added: “When I told my parents, I have never seen them looked so shocked.
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Hide Ad“It will be an experience to remember for the rest of my life.
“[I’m] really excited about going.
“It’s something completely out of my comfort zone.”
Everest base camp, in Nepal, stands at more than 5,000 metres tall.
Katie is taking on a half marathon later in the year which will help her fundraising as well as her fitness.
Katie, a dancer, said the running training should set her up well for the epic climb.
To donate to Katie’s fundraiser please visit her Everyday Hero page at lsu-everest-2019.everydayhero.com/uk/katie-s-everest-base-camp-trek-2019