Pip takes the plunge

This morning, I had a very nice experience: several lovely cheques through the post. Unfortunately they weren't for me but for the LAMRT - the Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue team.

On Monday, shine or probably rain, I'm going to dangling off a rope at The Roaches. No, not a giant insect theme park, but a stunning upland area of Staffordshire, on the edge of the Peak District.

I'm going to be abseiling - which is a key scene in Decent Exposure - to raise money for the LAMRT, which is entirely funded by voluntary donations. So far we have enough money to kit out some lucky soul in lightweight waterproofs (see their wish list on www.lamrt.org.uk).

If you know my address and think you could help, please send me a cheque payable to LAMRT and I'll forward it to the team. Otherwise, please visit their site for details of how to donate.

All this has been made possible by Phil Barber, who runs an outdoor pursuits shop (www.outdoorco-op.co.uk) and also happens to have featured in the Guinness Book of Records for abseiling down a TV mast.

I'll post the pics here if and when I live to tell the tale.

Pip xx


PS -For a panoramic and rather worrying view visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/360/roaches_2.shtml