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Van Accessory company climbs Mount Snowdon BAREFOOT for charity

28 June 2018 12:47 PM | Lauren Martin-Grieveson (Administrator)


Van Accessory company climbs Mount Snowdon BAREFOOT for charity

Whitebox UK, a van accessories company based in Lancing, climbed Mount Snowdon BAREFOOT to raise money for West Sussex Coastal Mind mental health charity.

Mental health has become an epidemic in the last 10 years and now affects 16 million people in the UK. Right from the start, Whitebox have always been passionate about helping the local community which lead them to be proud owners of the Business in the Community award at the Adur and Worthing Business Awards in 2017. Following on from the award, Whitebox UK wanted to do bigger and better.

On Saturday 16th June, three members of staff at Whitebox UK embarked on a barefoot trek to the summit of Mount Snowdon (1,085-metre/3560 ft) in Snowdonia, Wales. 

Torrential rain and dangerous winds nearly put the expedition into jeopardy. The team managed to successfully complete ¾’s of the climb to the summit barefoot, before being urged by experienced mountaineer guides to consider putting appropriate footwear on or heading back down, as the weather conditions were getting increasingly dangerous by the minute. it wasn’t worth the risk of not only their own lives, but those around them. The thought of their commitment to West Sussex Coastal Mind and all of those that would benefit from what they have raised so far, was what kept them going and therefore completing the rest of the climb in shoes to descend back down via a safer route.

Mark Cropley, (Director of Whitebox UK) says, “One of the most challenging things I have ever done, mentally AND physically. This has opened up my eyes to the world of mental health. Local charities are often overlooked by the larger, more well known charities, but it’s the local ones that need the most funding!”

Sheralee Pace, (Racking Designer) says, “The risk of slipping and having to call the mountain rescue was not even an option. It was an absolute achievement regardless and hopefully the money we have raised will help make a difference.”

Jerry Hopkins, (Social Media & Marketing) says, “When you introduce high speed winds, piercing rain and awful weather conditions, along with people telling you you shouldn't carry on, it does put that doubt in the mind when your body is already exhausted. Not many people can say they’ve climbed a mountain barefoot!”

With donations still to come in, so far Whitebox UK have raised over £1000!

To donate to a great cause and find out more,

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/whiteboxbarefoot and please give what you can.


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