4 decided Bonhill associates are taking up the West Highland Strategy to increase funds for a child loss charity.
Jamie MacLean, John Brennan, Glen Halliday and Stuart Mcfarlane are at present present process the gruelling 96-mile trek for Child Loss Retreat.
Taxi driver Jamie determined to organise the problem in assist of his neighbour Gemma Wallace and her companion, after tragically dropping their daughter Maisie at 26 weeks.
The Lennox Herald has reported how Gemma raised an unimaginable £2,640 for the charity, which has given her very important assist.
The organisation helps all these affected by miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal demise, offering one-to-one assist, counselling and giving bereaved mother and father the chance to go away on tranquil retreats.
The friends set off from Milngavie on Sunday and count on to complete their problem on Thursday.
Talking beforehand, Jamie stated: “I’m doing it as a private problem as I’ve all the time needed to do the West Highland Approach, although for among the guys it's private.
“The rationale I picked the charity is as a result of Gemma is my neighbour and when tragedy occurs you don’t all the time have the phrases however wish to do one thing to point out your assist.
“There’s additionally numerous native individuals who have been affected by child loss and we needed to do one thing for this charity because it’s doing wonderful work.
“I've a wee lady Sophie who's six and likewise has slightly sister on the way in which. It’s clearly a fear and may occur to anybody.”
The 4 associates all dwell in Bonhill and have been wanting ahead to getting began on the hike, which runs from Milngavie to Fort William.
Jamie added: “We’re all fairly match although I haven’t managed to slot in any hill strolling.
“I play soccer and final yr I used to be match sufficient to run up Ben Lomond so I’m resting on my laurels!”
They intend to cowl round 20 miles a day and gained’t be counting on assist with baggage and lodging as many do, as an alternative lugging their very own gear for a lot of the problem.
Jamie continued: “We’ll be wild tenting and taking stoves with us to cook dinner our personal meals. For the primary two days, there would be the choice of getting a lighter load as an enormous tent is being arrange on the second day however the final two days will simply be us and we’ll be carrying all our personal gear. It is going to be robust.”
The lads have been planning on elevating round £100 every however have already smashed this and hoping to lift much more.
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