competitive edge 30 OCTOBER 10


yogathon Part of the Yoga Show, held at London’s Olympia, Yogathon sees some of the world’s leading yoga teachers take 300 people through a series of yoga poses over the course of two hours. The 12 teachers will each lead nine sun salutations – a special sequence of yoga moves. Entry is free and the minimum sponsorship is £108. Money goes towards four charities including London’s Special Yoga Centre, which provides yoga therapy for special needs children, and the Prison Phoenix Trust, which encourages prisoners to develop their spiritual welfare. Details: www.yogathonlondon.co.uk


Participants will be led through two hours of yoga poses SEPTEMBER 10 Funds go to The Stroke Association


6–14 NOVEMBER 10 trek for tiny lives – the great


wall of china Spend fi ve days trekking along the Great Wall of China, visiting over 27 watch- towers, passing historic battlement stations and taking in some of the most remote sections of the wall. Along the way there will also the chance to help rebuild part of the wall. Registration for this event costs £249 and the minimum sponsorship you need to raise is £2,750. Money will go to Action Medical Research’s Touching Tiny Lives Appeal and will fund research into premature births and complications that occur during birth. Details: www.trekfortinylives.co.uk


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tree top challenge Climb trees, slide across high wires, crawl through tunnels, cross rope bridges, walk the plank, zip to the ground and raise money for UK charity The Stroke Association. There are three events taking place in September: one in Cheshire and one in Suffolk, both on 5 September, and one in Bolton on 12 September. Registration costs £10 and minimum sponsorship is £85. Certain discounts are available for teams of four or more. Details: www.stroke.org.uk


27–31 JANUARY 11 ms trust monster ski & snowboard challenge


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Now in its fourth year, the MS Monster Ski challenge 2010 will take place in Tignes, part of the Espace Killy region in the French Alps. The charity – which provides information on, and funds research into, multiple sclerosis – is looking for confi dent skiers or snowboarders to take on red runs and ski the height of Mount Everest over three days. Registration costs £150 and sponsorship is set at £1,700. Details: www.mstrust.org.uk


august 2010 © cybertrek 2010 The French Alps host the event


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