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This challenge is being taken up by 33 girls from various parts of the country to trek for 5 days in the high Atlas Mountains to the summit of the mighty Mount Toubkal (13,671 feet) - North Africa's highest peak. This includes some very demanding and steep climbs. Each day will be intensive trekking from 6am with at least 6-8 hours per day covering between 12-14kms, with the final day trekking up to the summit for 10- 12 hours covering 20 kms.

The purpose of the trek is to raise money for the “Get A-Head” charity, specifically to fund a junior doctor/PhD medical student to do a 3 year research programme into the extremely rare condition Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. The aim of “Get A-Head” is to support both adults and children with head and neck diseases, but especially those with cancer. The three main funding areas are equipment, research and education. This challenge is fundraising specifically for research. Unless we can understand how a disease works at its most basic level, it is difficult to develop new treatments. Sam Bromwich is co-ordinating this challenge, with her close links to the “Get A-head” charity due to the thyroid cancer problems in her family.

Between now and the leaving date we will be organising many events to fund raise and also each individual participant will be setting up their own just giving page to receive donations.

If you would like to make a donation please do it through Sam’s just giving page link here:

http://www.justgiving.com/sambromwich-trekahead/