Richard will be joined by Marie Curie Cancer Care nurse Janet Suart, from the Penarth hospice for this leg of his 7 month expedition.

Janet and Richard will be climbing the Lemosho Glades route, a superb rising traverse on the most attractive side of Kilimanjaro, designed with maximum acclimatisation and summit success in mind.

The views of the western and southern aspects of Kilimanjaro are superior to those on the northern routes, and the route is less travelled than the well-trodden tourist trail from Marangu, which is used by the vast majority of people who attempt the mountain in a five-day dash up and fail to reach the top, due to altitude sickness. Kilimanjaro is unique in that during the ascent climbers travel through varying climate zones; Starting with tropical rain forest, through moss, desert-like and to the snow covered summit. Sometimes underestimated due to recent celebrity climbs, Kilimanjaro at nearly 6000m is a serious mountain with serious consequences and should be respected.