We climbed Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania,(5,895 metres), summiting on Sept 21st, The U.N. Peace Day. Here we spoke out thousands of Peace Messages, including one from every nation on Earth. This was part of our work to make a difference to the peace and harmony of the planet.
Team members were:- Tess Burrows, Pete Hammond, Rima Chai, Nicholas Pilbrow, Ann Tang, Jackie Hau, Mary Jackson, Jacob Whittingham, Gideon Whittingham, Nick Thomas and Jessica Hensley. Some of us prepared with a climb of the sacred Maasai mountain, Oldonyo Lengai (2,960 mts).Then acclimatisation on Mt Meru(4,562 mts) and with the full team began the Kilimanjaro Peace Climb on Sept 14th
Besides coping with the steepness of the mountain and enduring the extreme altitude we struggled with the dragging of a peace-tyre which held all the Messages, as our symbolic focus of “PULLING TOGETHER FOR PEACE”
We were also honoured to be carrying with us a lantern containing the World Peace Flame. This is the sacred flame that burns eternally in North Wales. It came together in 1999 as living flames sent by peace-makers from 5 continents of the world. It is a potent representation of Peace. See www.worldpeaceflame.org
We invite you to join us with thoughts and prayers for Peace every evening at 9pm. See ‘the Silent Minute’ www.thesilentminute.org.uk
SPONSOR THANK YOUS
- A big thank you to Gautam Lewis for all his webmaster hard work and dedication. His charity Freedom in the Air has now wonderfully given its first complete grant to enable a disabled person to learn to fly.
- We are extremely grateful to our nutritional sponsors, Mannatech, who supply Tess and Pete with glyconutrient supplements. “This is our secret weapon which keeps our pensioner bodies functioning like those years younger!” See www.mannatecheurope.com
- We are proud to be associated with PV Fields who install photovoltaic arrays (solar panels)on rooves. “Thank you PV Fields for enabling Tess to filfill her pledge to make her home carbon neutral, utilising renewable energy, and so respecting our Earth”. See www.pvfields.com
- Grateful thanks from Tess to Grayshott Spa (www.grayshottspa.com) for their most excellent fitness training facilities to gain peace and harmony of body and mind
- Pete would like to warmly thank the SLM Group (EveryOne Active at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre) Stowmarket for the use of their training facilities and for monetary sponsorship.
- Also Pete’s grateful thanks to Amie Phillips, Personal Fitness Instructor and Sports Therapist (based at the Leisure Centre) for her expertise in keeping his old bod in working order!
