Climb for Tibet

The main focus of 'Climb For Tibet' is to assist the harmony of the world by collecting pledges for the environment and messages of peace plus raising money to build much needed schools in Tibet. So far over £100,000 has kindly been donated with 100% of money going to the schools project for under-privileged children (no admin. fees etc. are charged by us).

Their patrons are His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Joanna Lumley OBE, Doug Scott CBE, Princess Helena Moutafian MBE, Uri Geller and all of whom are passionate about peace on our Earth.

The peace messages are spoken out periodically from high places, in the same manner that prayer flags blow their messages in the winds, carrying prayers, hopes and wishes for the creation of a peaceful Earth.

To add a peace message (pledge for the environment and/or a message of peace) visit www.climbfortibet.org.

Go to Inspirational page here for videos on Climb for Tibet.

Below we will be following their latest mission which is to speak the peace messages out from the South Pole in December 2008, as well as coverage of the endurance training that is required before a trek of this kind.


Running the London Marathon on behalf of the Tibet Relief Fund
13th April 2008
by Tess Burrows

Why go through 26.2 miles of pain and agony?

At the pre-run Expo, runners were invited to write ‘why I am taking part’ on a special wall. My message was that as the Flora London Marathon is advertised as being much about helping the heart, I wanted to run for Tibet to help the heart of humanity. The wisdom and compassion that stems from Tibet is a light for the world. It cannot be lost. Yes, help keep Tibet alive by raising funds for the Tibet Relief Fund which supports Tibetans… children and monks, starving and homeless, in sickness and longing for basic education… all desperately in need to survive in the world that they now find themselves in.
I knew that the pain and agony in my legs would be nothing compared to the multiple and ongoing suffering of the Tibetan people.

It was around the mile 1 marker, when the first onlookers shouted for Tibet... Yeah, thumbs up for Tibet. By mile 3, I was gratefully acknowledging the support. Around mile 5, I realized that I was being carried along by a river of 35,000 other people each one going through their own private battle, raising money for charity, sharing the resources of the world, trying to make a difference . By mile 8, when the intense pain started in my knees, I knew that the flag flying on a tall bamboo pole attached to my rucksack was helping hold the profile of Tibet after all the recent press. At mile 12, spotting a lady with a Tibetan flag in the cheering crowds, I smiled and waved, so proud to be carrying the Tibetan flag high too. By mile 14, I was using the mantra ‘Om Mani Padme Hum,’ to help keep my focus. Then came the man in the crowd who shouted ‘Long Live the Dalai Lama’ and my legs felt like they were floating on a cloud.

At mile 18 they were pushing through heavy treacle, leaden and in trouble. But I knew that the mind is strong and it would hold the energy. Mile 19 and 20 seemed to take forever to reach and the rain continued to fall heavily trying to wash away the resolve needed. Then it was the wind which became fiercer and buffeted the flag, throwing me around, covering my face and I feared that the pole would break. After mile 22 the wonderful crowds at London Bridge, like those along the whole route, were cheering-on tired bodies and I gratefully accepted orange segments to suck. ‘Only 4 miles to go’. Yeah, here was the pain and agony, only 4 miles of exhaustion and unbelievable numbing torture… yet this is nothing, just nothing like that experienced by the Tibetan people…

Mile 24, then 25 took years to float by and I thought of all the people who had sponsored me with loving comments and it spurred me on. I can do this. I can do this, became my mantra as sheer will power kicked in. The legs had long since given up, barely part of my body which swam in a sea of nausea. Others around me were walking, but I knew I had to keep running lest everything in me seized up. I can do this, I can do this, and I realized I had spoken out loud as the ‘800 metres to go’ sign came into view and I shook my cramping calves praying that they would last just a bit longer… hold the focus, as Buckingham Palace swung into view… hang in there, as the yellow finishing arch shimmered like a mirage… hang in there… hang in there Tibet … we are all here for you… YES, you can run the distance…

Yes,we can make a difference… we can do something…

It took me 5 hours and 56 minutes to run the London Marathon… nearly 4 hours longer than the winner!

TEAM SOUTHERN LIGHTS

At the end of 2008, teams of three from Britain and around the world will take place in a race from the Filchner Ice Shelf, 480 miles up onto the Antarctic Plateau, culminating at the South Pole 6 weeks later.

The passing of time and modern living has made the Antarctic no less extreme. It is still the highest, coldest, windiest continent on Earth. pulling pulks containing food, tent, fuel and survival equipment relentlessly up through crevasse fields into a high altitude hell-hole of unbearable cold and wind-howling emptiness is no less of a challenge for modern day mortals.

Although it strikes fear into the hearts of Climb For Tibet team members Tess Burrows, and Pete Hammond, they are still going to run this race. Their lives have long been building up to this moment. Not this time for the glory of their country, but for the peace and harmony of the Earth. the team will carry thousands of heart messages of peace collected from around the world, many from children, as pledges for the environment, hopes, wishes and prayers, to express and release at the pole.  They believe that this special energy will be creating a network of light vital to help bring the Earth into a state of balance and therefore survival, that the real race is for the future of humanity. This is controversial thinking, but then did not Scott's journey cause controversy too?

Will their belief in themselves be tested beyond comprehension? And from where will they find the stamina, forbearance and sheer vital force needed for their bodies? Tess will be 60, and Pete 62!

www.teamsouthernlights.org

Click here to watch a short video of their training in Norway in January 2008.