Tuesday 9th July 2013

Today is the day. Flying out to Geneva in approximately 2 hours and then tomorrow we are officially beginning. Basically, this was destined to be a mild post, lacking in any real excitement but to anyone who decides to read this… read on! Prepare to be dazzled; the coming 35 days or however long this takes us are sure to be terribly exciting. Our walk (The Grande Randonnée 5) is 500-ish miles and I shall be recounting each day’s adventures via emails to my sister (I have a hunch internet access will be limited in the Alps…) – thanks Brogan.

We have also decided to raise money on our lengthy traverse for a charity called 500 Miles, supporting amputees and other disabled people in Malawi and Zambia by providing life-changing prosthetic and orthotic devices. I’m proud to be supporting such a cause and would be so grateful if you could help too, the link to my Just Giving page is below and any donations would be amazing.

Wish me luck!

http://www.justgiving.com/Maddy-Rudge