Lance Corporal Jonathon le Galloudec amazed doctors after climbing some of the world’s highest mountains just two years after being shot in the spine.
Galloudec, who was critically injured during an arrest and detain operation near Basra in 2007, was told he would never walk again, but rigid determination saw him take his first steps two months later. After almost three months in hospital and a further 18 in a specialist military hospital, Jonathon joined a group of five wounded soldiers to climb 5,895m high Mount Kilimanjaro with the intention of raising funds for Help for Heroes. Following success on Africa’s highest mountain, Galloudec went on to climb Mount Everest in 2011 accompanied by a group of Help for Heroes fundraisers. This year he travelled to the US to compete in the Warrior Games along with 35 other wounded athletes from the Help for Heroes team.
Jonathon is just one of the many injured servicemen that have been helped in their rehabilitation by Help For Heroes, and in 2014 you could help raise vital funds for the charity by joining their first ever trek to Vietnam.
The trek is to the beautiful Pu Luong Nature Reserve which is located between two parallel mountain ranges. Your journey will take you through the largest remaining area of limestone forest in Northern Vietnam, surrounded by an amazing diversity in rich and complex ecosystem. And as well as enjoying some of the finest scenery in South-East Asia, you will meet injured servicemen and their families and friends, and hear about their incredible stories – an experience which past participants have described as being both emotional and inspiring. Many have gone on to form friendships with the service personnel they have met on the Help for Heroes treks.
The Help For Heroes Vietnam Jungle Trek 2014 takes place on 30th March to 8th April, and the registration fee is £375 with a suggested fundraising target of £3500. For full details on the trek, and how to sign up, follow the link below.
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