HK Pistons Chasing Everest – Update

Two weeks ago, four West Island School teachers, Mr Betteridge, Mr Bengey, Mr Williams, Mr Madden and Mr Richardson from Kennedy School, decided to take on Mt. Everest and the ‘Chasing Everest’ charity challenge.

Training has begun and the kilometers are racking up, so too the meters in elevation. The first session involved a reconnaissance of Mount Butler. Pacing practiced, group riding sorted and Mr Betteridge used his mathematical capabilities to run over all the stats for the challenge! A number of group rides have been completed, along with quite a few hill repeats; getting the group into shape for the challenges that lie ahead. A number of kilometers have been scheduled in as they look to increase their training load over the next few weeks.

On 1 October 2016, the riders will be attempting to summit Mt. Everest climbing Mount Butler (Hong Kong Island) 44 times, a total of 227 kilometers and amassing 8,848m of climbing!

Not only being intrigued by this idea, they will be riding for the Hong Kong Pistons Cycling Club and will be raising money for one of their school’s newest community partner projects; United World School Cambodia (UWS). Fundraising is going well, but they are still a little way off their target.

For more information and to make a donation, please visit their website: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ChasingEverestHK