About Newlife
Disabled children have been at the heart of the charity since 1991. As more babies and children survive conditions, accidents and infections etc. more children face enduring disability. Newlife Foundation cares for all disabled and terminally ill children.
Newlife Foundation puts the child's needs first in all we do and all we are. On a daily basis we are the ‘specialists for special children' in the UK. The best way to understand what we do and how we help is to understand the sort of help we give when a call or email arrives from a family making an enquiry, by tracking what happens next we see the range of help and activities Newlife regularly provides.
Difficulty: Moderate
Duration: weekend
Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain and stands 1344m high, rising from sea level at Loch Linnhe and towering over the town of Fort William.
Going from the bottom to the top of the mountain you pass through 4 different vegetation zones. There is snow on the summit for much of the year; indeed it is not uncommon to find 8 feet of snow on the top during April. Every year we run summer ascents of Ben Nevis, led by qualified mountain leaders.
Our ascent from the visitor centre avoids the foreboding cliffs seen in the photographs, and follows a walking route that will take approximately 6-8hrs at a steady pace (the key to progress on a mountain is steady pacing and not speed and pause).
If you are lucky with the weather then the views from the summit, and even from half way up, are quite stunning. On a good day you can see all the way to the majestic rock spires of The Isle of Skye and looking the other way, down Loch Linnhe to the Irish Sea.
The trip is fully guided by an experienced mountain leader with lots of experience on Ben Nevis!
The minimum fundraising target is £450 so please only sign-up if you are confident that you can raise this money.
All subsequent money raised is to be paid directly to Newlife. 80% of the fundraising pledge should be paid directly to the charity 10 weeks before your trip departure date.
Hadrian's Wall
This is a guided, fully supported walk along the whole length of Hadrian's Wall. The route passes through some of Northern England's most beautiful scenery and is a complete crossing of the country from one coast to the other. The walk is a total distance of 84 miles, stretching from the salt marsh of the Solway Estuary in the West near Carlisle, to Segedunum Fort in Tyneside, Newcastle, in the East. We choose to walk it West to East to take advantage of the prevailing winds.
The walk is spread over a total of 7 days, giving an average daily distance of 12 miles. Including an arrival and departure day it makes a total of 9 days, from Saturday to the following Sunday. This takes in a variety of scenery from lowland seaside views to the upland parts of Northumberland. The walking varies from well established tracks and roads to fields and hill tracks, and is quite simply beautiful. If you haven't had a chance to see northern England, this is a great way to enjoy it.
The minimum fundraising target is £1500 so please only sign-up if you are confident that you can raise this money.
All subsequent money raised is to be paid directly to Newlife. 80% of the fundraising pledge should be paid directly to the charity 10 weeks before your trip departure date.
3 Peaks Challenge
The 3 Peaks Challenge is an attempt to climb the three highest peaks in the UK, one after the other!
These peaks are Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, we complete them in that order.
We travel to Fort William on the Friday, starting with Ben Nevis on the Saturday morning, climb Scafell Pike Saturday night and finish Snowdon on Sunday in Wales!
This is a tiring event and people participating should have the necessary fitness. We aim to complete each of the mountains within 3-6 hours; however this will depend upon the speed of the group.
The course is guided by experienced mountain leaders and there is a transport vehicle with separate driver with you throughout the challenge.
For more information about this trip and the dates available please click on the link below:
To do this challenge there is a non refundable registration fee of £99pp payable to Maximum Adventure at the time of the booking.
The minimum fundraising target is £600 so please only sign-up if you are confident that you can raise this money.
All subsequent money raised is to be paid directly to Newlife. 80% of the fundraising pledge should be paid directly to the charity 10 weeks before your trip departure date.
How To Book?
To book onto any of these trips please click the link to the trip you would like to take part in and click the 'Book now' button.
Please remember to enter 'Newlife' in the reference box on the booking form so that we know you are raising money for the charity.
Once we have received your booking we will contact you with specific information about your challenge, along with an appropriate kit list and fitness plan to help you prepare for your upcoming challenge and make the most of it!
