Two weeks to go!

It's now about two weeks before we all head off to Zermatt! Training, particularly in the gym has been hard this week but the thought that we only have about 19 days before the planned attempt on the Matterhorn is sharpening everyones resolve.  We have also been frightening ourselves with wobbly headcam videos on YouTube that make the mountain not only look very steep but also as if its in constant motion. Not one for the wives!

A few photos of training being sqeezed into all sorts of family holidays have also been surfacing. Here is one of John reaching the summit of a tricky peak in Turkey in 40 degrees of heat. At least we wont have to cope with that on the Matterhorn - or John with his shirt off!

The weather on the mountain has been very good for the last few days and the snap below from the Zermatt webcam today shows it looking fantastic. Not only is the weather clear but most of the snow that fell on Monday has gone. Whilst there are some snow showers in the forecast for 4400m with winds of around 20km/h conditions still look good for the next few days. Fingers crossed we get the same luck in two and a half weeks time.

Our fundraising total stands today at an amazing £112,000 but we would still like to try to raise more so as ever if anyone would like to support us you can at:

www.justgiving.com/matterhornchallenge

Thanks again to everyone. Have a good weekend.