Jon Siddall climbs to the summit of Everest
On May 8th, the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, Jon Siddall reached the summit of Everest, or at least the top of his roof by climbing an extended ladder for the 2,500th time! It was a marathon achievement which he started on 4th May and the distance travelled over 5 days equates to reaching the summit of Everest.
The start of this idea goes back to July 2018 when Jon registered to run the 2019 London Marathon in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK to remember a close friend who had recently lost a long and brave battle with dementia. The following month he was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer which meant instead of starting training for the marathon the start of a different journey.
At the start of April this year, Jon was declared ‘cancer free’! His climb was to thank all those who have supported his battle against cancer, to remember those who served in the Second World War and importantly to raise money for charity. Jon decided to focus his fund raising on five charities “beyond the hospital door”. Two of the charities provide care to those in need, two support carers, and the other is committed to defeating the enemy that is dementia, thereby lessening the burden on those who endure it and those who care for them.
Jon’s initial target was to raise £7,500. By the time he had reached the summit this target was well exceeded. If you would like to know more or support Jon’s challenge please contact him.
We are grateful to Philip Wolmuth for allowing us to use his super photographs
