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RegistrationPack

1. Welcomeandintroduction

2. AboutImranKhanCancerAppeal(IKCA)

3. Abouttheclimb

4. Howtogetthere

5. Equipmentandwhattobring

6. PreparationandSafety

7. FAQ’s

8. Termsandconditionsandacceptanceofrisk

ThankyouforregisteringwithIKCAtotakeonthethreehighestpeaksinBritain.Thesebriefingnoteshavebeenputtogethertohelpyouenjoyamemorableexperiencethatwillstaywithyouforalongtime(Insha’Allah.)Pleasetakethetimetoreadcarefully,asthereisalotofimportantinformationyouneedtobeawareof.ThedatesfortheTreksare:

• ScafellPikeonSundayMay29th 2022

• SnowdononSaturdayJune25th 2022

• BenNevisonSaturdayJuly23rd2022

Whetheryou’reclimbingforIKCAorjustcomingalongfortheassistedclimb,weencourageeveryonetoraiseasmuchmoneyastheycan.ThechallengewillnotonlyraisefundsforIKCAbutalsohelpusraiseawarenessoftheplightofcancerpatientsin Pakistan. Wealsohopethatourchallengewillinspireotherstotakeonsimilarchallengesandeventstohelpcancervictims.

1 WelcomeandIntroduction

2 AboutImranKhanCancerAppeal(IKCA)

TheNationalHealthServicedoesnotprovidecancertreatmentinPakistanandasaresultpoorpeoplediewithoutproperdiagnosis/treatment.AtImranKhanCancerAppeal(IKCA),weraisefundsfortheShaukat Khanum MemorialCancerHospital(SKMCH)inLahoreandPeshawar.Atbothweoffercomprehensivecancercarefreeofchargeinhospitalswhichhouseallthespecialiseddiagnosticandtherapeuticfacilitiesunderasingleroof.

Imran Khan’smotherdiedofcancerinFebruary1985.TheordealrevealedajarringrealitytoImran:Pakistanhadadeathofmedicalresourceswhenitcametotreatingcancerandthiswascostinglives.Duringthetimespentwithhismotherincancerwards,Imranalsowitnessedthedistressofotherpatients.Hewasespeciallytroubledbythosewithfewermeans.How,hequestioned,dothepoorcopewithadiseasethatissodebilitatingtopatientsandtheirfamilies?Afterhismotherpassed,ImranKhandecidedthatirrespectiveoftheirbackgroundeveryonedeservedanequalchanceatlife.

In1994,followingfiveyearsoffundraising,Shaukat Khanum HospitalwasestablishedinLahoreandPakistan’sbiggestcancercharitywasborn.Asacomprehensivecarefacilitydedicatedtothediagnosisandtreatmentofcancer,itwasafirstinPakistan.

Todate,thehospitalhashelpedwellover111,805peoplewithcancer.Youreffortswillhelpprovidehopeofrecoverytopoorcancerpatients,whowouldotherwisehavenowheretoturn.

Tocompletethe3PeaksChallengeisahugeachievement,andallthosethattakepartgohomewith

storiestotellandanexperiencetobeveryproudof.

3 Abouttheclimb

AsnapshotofwhattoexpectforthePyg Track,Snowdon

25thJune2022(Saturday):

Pen-y-passisoneofthemostpopularroutesupmountSnowdon.ItstartsatthetopofLlanberis Path,359mabovesealevel,savingclimbersalotoftimeandeffort.

OurascentwillbethroughPyg Trackandwe’llfollowtheMiner’sTrackonourdescent.

29thMay 2022 (Sunday– BankHolidayWeekend):

Located in a commanding position in the Central LakelandFells, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England at 978metres and the shortest mountain of the 3 peaks challenge.There are two routes available for the climb eitherSeathwaite or Wasdale Head.

The Wasdale Head route is six miles long, up and down andincludes 989 metres of ascent. The route we will take is tobe agreed with the walk guides, dependant on weather at

the time of the challenge.

AsnapshotofwhattoexpectfortheWasdale HeadPath,Scafell

Pike.

23rd July 2022 (Saturday):

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain standing at 1,344 metres (4,409 ft) above sea level, it is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands close to the town of Fort William.

The Glen Nevis route follows the river through the beautiful middle section of Glen Nevis before returning through the forestry.

AsnapshotofwhattoexpectfortheGlenNevisPath,BenNevis

SNOWDON

SCAFELLPIKE

BENNEVIS

4 Howtogetthere

StartPoint:

Pen-y-PassCarParkatthetopofLalanberis PassontheA4086;gridref.SH647555.Postcode:LL554NU

TravellingbyRail

VirginTrainsoperatedirecttrainservicesruntoLlandudnoJunctionandBangorfromLondonandtheWestMidlands.Alsocheckwithwww.nationalrail.co.uk

Approximatejourneytimes

• EustontoBangor3.5hrs

• BirminghamNewStreettoBangor3hrs• ManchesterOxfordStreettoBangor2.5hrs

• CardiffCentral4.5hrs

Car

FromtheNorthWestalongtheM56andA55toBangorandthentheA4244.FromtheMidlandsandthe

SouthofEngland,theA5fromShrewsburytoCapel Curig thentheA4086.

LocalBusservice- fulltimetableontheGwyneddCouncilwebsite:www.gwynedd.gov.uk/timetables

Llanberis toCaernarfonreturn,halfhourlyservice88or89.

Llanberis toBangorreturn85

SNOWDON

SCAFELLPIKE

TravellingByRail

ThenearestrailwaystationisPenrith. ThisisontheWestCoastMainlinewitheasyaccessfromScotland

andVirginTrains. Togetthecheapestpricesbookyourtraintravelwellinadvance! Usetheboxbelow

toplanyourtrip. Thetraintakesjustover3hoursfromLondonandisdependingwhatdayyoubookand

thetimeyoutravel.OnceatPenrithtakethebustoKeswick,andthenanotherbusto

Seatoller. Seathwaite isabouta20minutewalkaway. Bothbusjourneyswilltakeabout40minutes.

Car– forroaddirectionsuseCA201EXforWasdale HeadCarParkwhichwillputyouclosethestartof

themainwalk.

TravellingbyBus/Coach

Youcantakethefastestroute,ortakealongermorescenicroutewhichwillgiveyouaflavouroftheLake

Districtifyouhaven'tbeenherebefore. The OneDayExplorer busticketcostsaround£9.75foranadult,

andthe4day£21.50. YoucantravelonStagecoachbuseswithinCumbriaandasfaroutasLancashire

andGreaterManchester.

BENNEVIS

BenNeviscarpark postcode

ThepostcodefortheBenNevisVisitorCentrecarparkisPH336PF.

How to get to Fort William and Ben Nevis by Car

FortWilliambyroadfromEdinburghis134miles. TheroadsinScotlandarenotfast,soexpectyourjourneytotakejustover3hours. It's109milesfromGlasgow,andthistripcanbedonein2andahalfhours. FromInvernessitis65miles,andtakes1hour32minutes.

Onceyou'vearrivedatFortWilliamneedtofollowtheGlenNevissigns. TheTouristPathbeginsaround3milesalongtheGlenNevisroadatAchinteeHowtogettoFortWilliamandBenNeviswithoutaCar

Thereareacoupleofoptionsifyouarenotdriving.

Firstlyyoucan flytoEdinburgh,GlasgoworInverness and hireacar.

YoucangotoEdinburghorGlasgowandtakethetrain- notethattherearenodirecttrainsfromInverness. ThetrainfromGlasgowtakes4hoursand40minutessoitwouldmakeatlongdaywithlittletimeonthemountaintoplantodothetripwithoutstoppingovernearby.

Ticketscanbebought,andfaresandtimescheckedonthe Trainlinesite

Youcanalsotakea CityLinkBus whichisprobablythecheapestoption. Thebusoperatesfromthe21stMaytothe7thOctober(checkthewebsitetoconfirmdates)andtakesthreehoursfromGlasgow,orjustunder2hoursfromInverness. ThebusdoesrunfromEdinburgh,butasitgoesviaGlasgowisalongerroutecominginatabout4hours.

TransporttoBenNevis

TraintraveltoBenNevisisverystraightforward.ThelocalstationisFortWilliam,withasleepertrainavailablefromthesouth,arrivingat9.54am.

Tosavemoneyontrainticketsbookedinadvance,werecommend thetrainline.com

IfyouaretravellingupfromLondontheeasiestway(andsurprisingneedn'tbeexpensive)istotaketheSleeperTrain. ThetraintravelsfromLondonEustonallthewaythroughtoFortWilliam,andtheFortWilliamRailwayStationisjusta10minutewalkfromthestartoftheTouristPath.

ThetrainleavesevernightexceptforSaturday. ItleavesLondonat9.15pm,andgetstoFortWilliamjustbefore10o'clockinthemorningsoyoucanarriverefreshedandreadyforyourclimb! Afteryourwalkyouwouldhaveplentyoftimetocatchthetrainbackat7.50pm,andwillbeabletosleepoffyourexertionsbeforeyouarrivebackinLondonjustbefore8amthenextmorning.

Pleasenotetimesandpricesaresubjecttochangesoplanahead!

ShoesandClothing

Youcanneverguaranteewhattheweatherwillbelikeonthedaysoyouhavetopreparefor

theworst.Don’texpecttheweatheratthetoptobeanythingliketheweatheratthe

beginningoftheascent.Onamountain,weathercanchangequicklyanddrasticallytoo,so

youneedtobringlotsoflayersthatyoucanputonortakeoff.Waterproofstoo,areessential:

thereisnothingworsethantrudgingupamountainifyouarecoldandwet.Trustus,itwill

ruinyourday.

Youneedgoodquality,well-fittedwalkingboots.Thesedaysyoucanfindonesthatdon’t

needtobebrokenin,butiftheydon’tfitthenyoucanexpecttospendamiserabledaywith

blistersonthewayup,andpainfultoesonthewaydown.Getgoodadvicefromasport/

trekkingstoresuchasCotswolds,Decathlon,GoOutdoorsorBlacks.Yes,youmightmanagein

trainersbecausetheweatherstaysgood,butagain,youhavetoplanfortheworst.

CHECKL IST

1. Goodwalkingboots,goodsocks,plussparesocks(pleasenoteifyouturnupwithinappropriatefootwearthenwewillnottakeresponsibilityforyou)

2. GoodFleece

3. Trekkingpants(avoidjeansifpossible,ifwettheywillchafe)4. Baselayer,T-shirts,long-sleevetop5. Walkingsticksareusefulbutnotessential6. Raincoat/all-weatherjacket.Avoidumbrellas7. Sunhat/visor/sunglasses/Suncream

8. Anti-bacterialhand-gel9. Somemoneyforparkingandtobuyasnackorhotdrinkatthesummit10. Fully-chargedphone/camera

11. Abasicfirst-aidkitisusefultohelpwithsmallscrapesorcuts12. Snacks – Aslongasyouarriveontimethenwewillprovideasimplelunchtotakeup

withyou,andyoucanenjoythisatyourleisure.Butstill,youwillburnalotofcaloriessobringsomeextrasnacksforyourself.Werecommendbananas,datesorabitofchocolate.Avoidfriedorunhealthyfoodsuchascakesasthiswillleaveyoufeelinglethargicandunhealthy

13. A500mlbottleofwater orfillyourrucksackbladderwithaboutalitreofwater. Itsalwaysbesttotakesomeextrawaterdependingonyourdrinkinghabits.

Additionally,itisalwaysworthkeepingasparesetofclothestochangeintowhenyougetbacktothecar.

5 EquipmentandWhattobring

• Makesureyouprepareeverythingthatyouneedwellbeforehandandgiveyourself

plentyofleewaytoarriveingoodtimewithoutgettingstressed.

• Uponarrivalatthestartingpoint,pleaseregisterwithus,soweknowyouarehere,we

cansigntheforms,checkyourkitandgiveyouyourlunch.Dependingonyourlevelof

confidenceandability,wemayalsoallocateyoutoadesignatedguidewhowillkeepan

eyeonyouandsupportyouonthewayupanddown

• Whetheryouarepartofagroupornot,youstillneedtoremainclosetoaguide

becauseheorshewillsetapaceforeveryone,arrangebreaksatsuitablepoints,andif

theweatherstartstochangefortheworse,thentheguideswillmakethedecisionto

aborttheclimb.

• Everyoneisexpectedtosticktothemainpath.Eventhishastrickysectionsbutcanbe

managedwithcare.Whatwecannotallowisforpeopletowanderoffandtocreate

theirownpathsbecausethat’swhenthingscangowrong.

PreparationandSafety6

FAQ’s7

HowlongwillittaketowalkupanddownSnowdon?

WeexpectittotakearoundfourhourstoreachthesummitofSnowdonandthentwotothreehourstogodown,meaningyouwillbeonthemountainformostoftheday.

Whatwillthepaceofwalkingbelike?

Thepacesetwillbeaccommodatingforall.Thischallengewillnotbeenjoyableifyourush.Theleveloffitnesswillnaturallyvarythroughoutthegroup;thereforewhateverpaceyouadoptyoucanbesureofcompany.Thegroupwillbeencouragedtoworktogether,withstrongerwalkershelpingthosewhomaybeslower.Theguideswillensurethegroupstaystogetherandeveryonehasagreatday,makingsureeveryonecompletesthischallenge.Intheinterestofsafety,participantsarenotallowedtowalkinfrontoftheleadguideorfallbehindthelastguideunlessgivenpermissionbyyourguide.Pleasenotethatthepacesetprovidestheeventorganiserenoughtimetogeteveryonetothesummitsafelyandbackdownagainbeforeitgetsdark.

Aretheremanystopsonthemountain?

Wewillhaveregularreststopsthroughoutthedayatappropriateplaces.Asitisquitealongday,youareencouragedtowalkatyourowncomfortablepace.Themostimportantpieceofadviceonthedayisthatyoukeeptakingonfluidsatregularintervals.Wealsorecommendthatyoueatplentyofenergysnacks,e.g.nuts,biscuitsandfruitinordertomaintainthosevitalenergylevelsthroughoutthedayaswellasadjustingyourclothingappropriately.Haveextrawarmlayersforthesummit,eveniftheweatheratthebottomisgood.

WhatweathercanIexpect?

Aswithanyoutdoorevent,weareunabletopredicttheweathersoeachparticipantmustbepreparedforalleventualities.Youwillneedtocarryfullwetweathergearandwarmlayerswithyouonthedayofthechallenge.Theweatherconditionsatthebottomofthemountainmaybevastlydifferenttowhatwecanexpectatthetop.Inthepastwehaveencounteredeverythingfromsunshine,snowandrain.Adetailedweatherforecastwillbeprovidedforusduringthesafetybriefingbeforeyourascent.Shouldtherebeadverseweatherconditions,wereservetherighttocancelorchangetherouteforsafetyreasons.

WhatkitwillIrequire?

Themainitemsyouwillneedtobringwithyouareacomfortablepairofwalkingbootsortrainerswithanklesupport,walkingsocks,afullsetofgoodwaterproofsandplentyofthinwarmlayers.Onthedayofthechallenge,youwillneedtocarryyourownpersonalkitforthedayinasmallrucksackwhichwillinclude:yourlunch,water,waterproofs,warmlayers,hatandgloves,minifirstaidkit,cameraandphone(tocallallyoursponsorsfromthetop– signalpermitting).AllyourotherluggagewillremaininthetransportusedtotakeyoutothebaseofSnowdon.

Whatisincludedinthecostoftheevent?

Ontheactualeventdayyouwillbeprovidedwiththeassuranceofseveralguideswhowillbeabletosafelyleadallgroupstothesummits.YouwillalsobeprovidedwithanIKCATrekt-shirtbeforeyouembarkonyourchallenge.

DoIneedinsurance?

Westronglyadviseallparticipantstotakeouttheirowninsurancetocoverthemforpersonalpossessionswhichcanbearrangedforaround£10.

WealsoadviseyoutakeoutadequatetravelinsuranceshouldyoubecomeinjuredorunwellandhavetocancelthetripafterthecancelationperiodstatedinyourTermsandConditions.

Duetothenatureofthisoutdooractivity,participantsshouldacceptacertainelementofrisk.Ourguideswilldoeverythingintheirpowertominimisetherisks,wherepossible.Intheinterestsofsafetyallparticipantsmustabidebyanydecisionsmadebytheguides.

1. Thefollowingarenotincludedinthecostofthetrips:itemsofapersonalnature(e.g.telephonecalls,insuranceandcostoftraveltoandfromtheSnowdon.

2. Youshouldtakeoutyourownactivitytravelinsurancecoveringhealth,accidentandloss,emergencyrepatriationetc.IKCAcanhelpandifrequestedprovideasuitablepolicyor,ifyouhaveyourowninsurance,youmustensureitissuitablefortheevent.

3. Byregisteringforthistripyouagreetoaccepttheauthorityanddecisionsofouremployees,tourleaders,agentsandsuppliersduringthetrip. .If,intheassessmentofanyofthesepeople,yourhealthorconductappearslikelytoendangerthehealth,well-beingandprogressofthetrip,yourself,and/orothers,wereservetherighttoexcludeyoufromthetrip(inwholeorpart). Inthecaseofill-healthwereservetherighttomakesucharrangementsforyourwell-beingaswedeemnecessaryandtorecoverthewholeofthecoststhereoffromyou.

4. ACCEPTANCEOFRISK:Yourbookingisacceptedontheunderstandingthat:

(a) Youareawarethattheadventuretrip,inadditiontotheusualdangersandrisksinherenthascertainadditionaldangersandrisks,someofwhichmayinclude:

•physicalexertionforwhichyoumaynotbeprepared

•weatherextremessubjecttosuddenandunexpectedchange

•remotenessfromnormalmedicalservices

•evacuationdifficultiesifyouaredisabled

(b) Youacknowledgethattheenjoymentandexcitementofadventuretravelisderivedinpartfromtheinherentrisksincurredbytravellingandundertakingactivitiesbeyondthelevelsofsafetynormalathomeorwork,andthattheseinherentriskscontributetosuchenjoymentandexcitement,beingareasonforyourparticipation.

(c) Youacknowledgethatthenatureofthistypeoftravelrequiresconsiderableflexibilityandyoumustallowforalternatives.Theoutlineitineraryprovidedforthetripisonlyanindicationofwhateachgroupmayaccomplish,anddoesnotformacontractualobligationonthepartofIKCA.

(d) Youunderstandthattheroute,schedules,itineraries,amenitiesandmodesoftransportmaybesubjecttoalterationwithoutpriornoticeduetolocalcircumstancesorevents,suchassickness,mechanicalbreakdown,flightcancellationsetc.

5. IKCAreservestherighttoamendorchangetheitinerarywithoutpriornotice.

6. Allinstructionsgiventoyouontheeventmustbeobservedforyourownsafety.Participationinthiseventisatyourownrisk.

7. Yourplaceontheeventisnotsecureduntil;(i)IKCAareinreceiptofthesignedandcompletedregistrationform.

(ii) ThemedicalformuponwhichyouagreetothetermsandconditionsissuedbyIKCA.

(iii) AnduntilyouhavereceivedaconfirmationletterfromIKCAstatingthatyourplacehasbeensecured

Terms&ConditionsofAcceptanceofRisks8

8. IKCAreservestherighttonotacceptaparticipantontoachallengeatanypointleadinguptodepartureofthetrip.

9. Participantswillnormallyonlybeacceptediftheyareatleast15yearsofagebythefirstdayofthetrip.IKCAshallnotbeliableforanyfailuretoperformthecontractwhichisduetounusualandunforeseeablecircumstancesbeyondthecontrolofIKCAoroursuppliers,theconsequencesofwhichcouldnothavebeenavoidedevenifallduecarehadbeenexercised;includingbutnotlimitedtowar,threatofwar,riot,civilstrife,industrialdisputeincludingairtrafficcontroldisputes,terroristactivity,naturalandnucleardisaster,fire,adverseorthreatofadverseweatherconditions,technicalproblemswithtransport,closureorcongestionofairportsorports.

10. Inrespectofland-onlyclients(meaningthosepeoplenotstartingwiththegroupfromUK),ourresponsibilitydoesnotcommenceuntilyouarriveatthedesignatedmeetingpoint.Ifyoufailtoarrivethereattheappointedtime,weshallnotberesponsibleforanyadditionalexpensesincurredbyyouinordertomeetupwiththegroup.

11. JURISDICTION:ThiscontractshallbegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewithEnglishLawandanydisputeshallbesubjecttotheexclusivejurisdictionoftheEnglishcourts.

Nameofparticipant:

Signed:

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