This “Eversting” attempt will take place on June 15th 2024, on Faccombe Hill. Just outside of Faccombe in North Hampshire. The start of the climb can be found here.

I expect this ride to take in excess of 20 hours, total around 300km and see me burn in the region of 13000 calories. I have been cycling since I was a young boy. Despite this I didn’t take up road cycling in a serious manner in 2011 - when I joined the Ambulance service. Since that point I have raced triathons over multiple distances, including Ironman. However, the longest I have spent on a bike is for any given ride is 7.5 hours, and this was over a 12 hour period. The longest distance I have ever cycled in 120km. Everesting will take me well beyond my limits and take me to places I have never been before on a bike!

My reasons for undertaking this challenge are simple - I feel that returning this pool to a functional and usable state will bring so much back to our community; I believe that swimming can bring so much, to so many people - people of all ages and abilities.

Swimming has always been a massive part of my life, and I want to help make it a part of the lives of those people who live in and around Whitchurch once again, as well as allowing those people who faught so hard for the pool in the first place to feel that their original efforts and money will not be allowed to be wasted.

“In 1964, when the pool was originally constructed, Testbourne school was known as Whitchurch Secondary Modern, and the pool was built with community-raised funds. Pupils were required to take into school each week a book to be stamped, showing how much they had raised and handing over the money.

It was a community effort instigated by a much-loved and well-respected Testbourne PE Teacher, Mr. Pat Kettle. A swimming gala was part of the grand opening in 1965 by 1960’s ‘pop star’ Craig Douglas.”