Trekking the Great Wall
Trekking the Great Wall of China - report by Sarah Steel
In October 4 members of BWL took part in a 100km trek along the Great Wall of China, to raise funds for charity. Nicki Gray (Best of Lincoln), Katherine Armstrong-Short (Style Guide) and Sarah Steel (The Old Station Nursery) raised over £5000 for Macmillan Cancer Support and Emma Kershaw (Trading Standards) raised over £3000 for St Barnabas Hospice.
The trek was organised by Discover Adventure and in total 35 trekkers took part, 10 of whom were part of a group of Lincoln business people, organised by Nicki Gray.
The trekkers covered several different stretches of the Great Wall, including a very large number of steps, some very steep climbs and some amazing views. Accommodation was in a number of hotels and lodges, including one very memorable night in a mountain village, complete with a full complement of shield bugs and other local insect life!
The whole group got fitter, discovered the joy of owning a comfortable pair of walking boots and improved their chopstick skills. Since then, some have already got back into training and there is talk of trekking the Inca Trail in Peru in 2011.
Enormous thanks must go to everyone who sponsored the trekkers and helped them to raise such a fantastic total for great causes, whilst having the experience of a lifetime. If anyone out there is tempted to try something similar do have a look at www.discoveradventure.com - you won't regret it!!