Three men from Rochdale will attempt to reach Mount Everest base camp this March raising money for Rochdale Gateway Leisure.

Ged Morley, Mike Hudson and Ted Archibald will start their adventure of a lifetime, which was originally planned for April 2020 but was cancelled and rearranged five times due to covid, by traveling to Nepal.

The gruelling trip will take 17 days to complete and the trio will climb to heights of around 5.5km or 18190 feet whilst enduring cold weather of up to minus 15 degrees Celsius.

The group are raising money for sensory equipment at Rochdale Gateway Leisure which is a charitable organisation that gives adults with physical and learning difficulties a place to go and interact with each other in a safe and friendly environment.

The staff at Rochdale Gateway Leisure will be able to use these pieces of equipment to help with communication and to ensure that service users are more comfortable and feel safer in the environment around them.

Ged Morley has a friend whose son Jack attends Strive day centre within Rochdale Gateway Leisure, and this is the motivation to raise much needed funds for the centre.

Ged commented, “We are very committed to try and raise money for the Gateway Leisure Centre and adult disabilities for equipment for their sensory room.”

To donate to the efforts click here.

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