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Blog from Portes Du Soleil: Day 1
February 23, 2012
Walking With The Wounded’s Dan Majid is our very own roving reporter, and he is currently in France’s Portes Du Soleil in training for the Everest 2012 Expedition. Over the course of the training programme, he will be blogging for us. Here is his first report from the Alps. Portes Du Soleil Training Day 1 …
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Great Day For Walking With The Wounded At Newbury Racecourse
February 20, 2012
It was a great day for the Walking With The Wounded team at Newbury Racecourse on Friday, when over 12,5000 people came to see the inaugural Betfair Supports Walking With The Wounded Handicap Hurdle, which was won by Richard Lee’s “Knock A Hand.” Following the race, Jaco Van Gass and Francis Atkinson, part of the …
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Walking With The Wounded At Newbury Racecourse Today!
February 15, 2012
After last week’s bitterly cold weather forced the postponement of our day at Newbury Racecourse, we are pleased to announce that the Walking With The Wounded Handicap race will be run this Friday instead! This is a bumper European card replacing last week’s Super Saturday – so there will be some top class racing on. …
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The Himalayas
February 14, 2012
The BBC have put up quite a bit of information about the Himalayas on their website recently. Click on the link here to find out more about the region that our intrepid Everest 2012 Expedition will be visiting.
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Expedition Patron Prince Harry Meets The Everest 2012 Team
February 11, 2012
Unless you had your radio, Facebook, telephone and TV turned off all day, you will know that the Walking With The Wounded Everest 2012 Expedition, Supported by Glenfiddich, was officially launched yesterday, with Brian Blessed telling us tales of Everest, and Prince Harry being officially presented as the Expedition Patron. Here are a few photos …
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Walking With The Wounded feature in the Financial Times
February 7, 2012
Glenfiddich are the title sponsors of Walking With The Wounded’s Everest 2012 Expedition, and as part of their support to the charity, they are putting one of the world’s rarest whiskies up for auction: the 55-year-old Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve. Given that the last bottle of this whisky to be auctioned raised £46,850, this …
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Denmania to Reach Everest This Spring
February 6, 2012
Denman made honourary member of Walking With The Wounded Today, Karl Hinett and Jaco Van Gass – part of the 2012 Walking With The Wounded Everest Summit Team – presented the recently-retired equine star Denman with a commemorative rug honouring his outstanding racing career. Karl and Jaco were present at the stables of Paul …
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Chris Gwilt Interviewed for BBC
January 31, 2012
Another great feature on the Everest Expedition team, including an interview with Chris Gwilt. Chris lost his hearing in a grenade attack in Afghanistan and he talks about how that will affect his part in the expedition. Follow the link here to watch the interview online.
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The Everest Team on BFBS
January 30, 2012
In case you missed it last week, here’s another chance to see BFBS’s report on the Everest Expedition team training in Cumbria. Follow the link here.
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Karl Hinett Talks About Everest
January 27, 2012
Karl Hinett appeared in ITV Central West last night about the Everest expedition. Go here for the feature, and move along to 22:22 for Karl’s piece.
