I want to share with you an inspiring letter from Lorraine. She has followed us from the beginning of this trip, supported our efforts, donated to our charity campaign and been cheering for us all along. Thank you so much for your support Lorraine!

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Dear guys,

I take this opportunity to congratulate you all on your efforts and attempt to scale this magnificent mountain peak. Whether you reached the summit or not, you can all be so proud of yourselves, as all your friends and loved ones are, at achieving your personal records and simply trying your best. And, besides the personal goals you had set for yourselves, you did something as a group, that was bigger than all of you as individuals – you banded together to campaign for a really worthy and humanitarian cause.

You also kept us spectators, engaged and cheering you on from the sidelines in Hk and Europe, all of us united with you in this big effort, at least in spirit. Our monetary contributions were a testament to you bringing this cause to our attention again, and even though we fell short of the target you had set, they can still touch someone’s life and bring some comfort and cheer. That’s priceless in my book, and could only have happened because of you.

So I salute you all, I congratulate you all and I am proud to know you through Ben’s blogs and to have followed you on this unforgettable journey and adventure. And very importantly also, to have been a little part in supporting you to help the beautiful country and people of Nepal.

Congratulations again on your courage and generosity of spirit and actions – it is an inspiration to the rest of us and surely the best that mountaineering and trekking can inspire.

My very best to you all,

Lorraine