LOCAL youth worker Chris Babington, will tackle the world’s highest free standing mountain in a bid raise in excess of £3,500 for Warrington Youth Club.
Chris is heading of to scale Kilimanjaro this Friday (March 11) – the highest point of Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level.
He has chosen to take the Rongai route, which involves around 4000 metres of ascent in just five days.
Chris went to school at William Beamont and Priestley College before studying his degree at Liverpool John Moores University.
He joined Warrington Youth Club two years ago as the National Citizen Service Recruitment Manager.
Chris said: “This is a huge personal challenge and I believe this will be something quite meaningful for the young people of Warrington.
“Warrington Youth Club’s strapline is “inspiring young people to achieve” and through completing this challenge I am attempting to raise funds to help further our work with children and young people across Warrington”.
Funds raised will be invested into the clubs Mentoring Programme which will support vulnerable children and young people from across the town with providing them with an adult mentor to support them through some of the challenging situations they may face. Chris will join a team of 13 people from businesses across the North West who are making the eight day trek to support Warrington Youth Club.
Check out Warrington Youth Clubs website http://www.warringtonyouthclub.co.uk/ for updates from Chris throughout the trek. To donate to the Kilimanjaro challenge, please visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/ChrisBabKili or for more details please contact Chris at
[email protected]
Caption: Chris shows some of his walking gear at the front of the Warrington Youth Club’s premises in the town centre
