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To culminate in our fundraising efforts for the Shane Geoghegan Trust - the fundraising committee will be collecting around the city on the weekend of November 12th 2011,
When Munster take on Northampton Saints in Thomond Park, we will be around shaking buckets before and after the game so please give generously!!
We will also be collecting at Charity Gigs that weekend in the following venues....
Friday night - Dolan's
Saturday night - Bourke's
Sunday night - Nancy's
Mark @ Everest Base Camp in his Munster Jersey!
We're delighted to tell everyone that Mark
and everyone in his team,
had a successful summit on Saturday morning, May 21st,
just in time for sunrise!!
The Media have reported the following quotes;
'The Shane Geoghegan Trust today congratulated Limerick man Mark Quinn on becoming the youngest Irish person ever to climb Mount Everest.''
Mary Geoghegan, Shane’s mother, said: “On behalf of the Trust would like to extend
our congratulations to Mark and our sincere thanks to him for bringing
Shane’s memories to the top of the world.
“Mark has a wonderful back up team in Limerick and they should get immense congratulations
for all their work and support in getting Mark to achieve his lifetime dream”, Mary added.
Click here to listen to Mark's first recording after his summit;
http://soundcloud.com/ninety6days/mark-at-abc-250511
This is the online base camp for Mark Quinn's expedition to Mt Everest March-June 2011.
Mark is supported in his endeavour to become the youngest Irish born person, at 27 years old, to summit Everest by local business', the Limerick Co-Ordination Office, Shannon Development and local councillors, as well as the 'Limerick to Everest' team made up of a group of Limerick's most energetic and professional fundraisers.
The fundraising crew are currently liasing with local, national and international business in order to secure funding for the expedition and to raise funds for The Shane Geoghegan Trust.
If you would like to donate or sponsor any part of the journey, please contact us.
A full list of sponsors can be seen on the 'Sponsors' tab.
See the 'News' tab for further information on the news that is in the right hand side of this page.
Stay tuned to this website for forthcoming announcements relating to logistical fundraising news and to forthcoming charity fundraising activities.
Well Done to the fundraising team took part in the 2011 Great Limerick Run - with 2 people in the half marathon and 9 people in the 6miler.
Our thanks to the newest editions on the Sponsors Tab
and the donations
received from the people on the Charity Tab!
See the NEWS tab
full details on all these stories
11th-13th November 2011
Our final collections for the campaign at the three gigs and bucket collections before/after the rugby match
October 2011
The 6th Annual Prom, organised by Great Friday Events, was held in the Strand Hotel, with a great turn out to support the 30000ft for Shane Campaign
Friday June 17th
Mark was honoured by the Mayor, Cllr Maria Byrne at a Civic Reception at City Hall
Sunday June 5th
Mark's flight landed at Shannon Airport to a great crowd of well wishers, family & friends
May 27th
Back in Kathmandu, after a few days travelling from ABC to Base Camp
May 21st
Successful summit in time for sunrise!
Summit Push Details
May 18th–20th Trek from ABC, North Col, Camp 2, Camp 3
May 21st – Leave Camp 3 reaching Everest Summit at dawn!
So that’s the plan!
Fingers crossed & God speed to all the climbers!!
Congrats to the Fundraising Crew that took part in the Great Limerick Run on May 1st in aid of the '30000ft for Shane Campaign'
May 2011
Acclimatization from climbing up from base camp, to ABC, to C1 & back down again complete.
Final push to the summit is now just weather dependent!
Updates from Base Camp & Advanced Base Camp
News articles in the Limerick Chronicle and Limerick Leader and a live interview from Base Camp on Limericklive 95fm.ie
Team Roster names released.
The team visited Namche Bazar, while waiting on permits.
Interview by Richard Lynch on www.ilovelimerick.com
March 2011
30/03 - Mark's first report in
27/03 - Mark flying from Shannon, to London, to Doha, to Kathmandu.
21/03 March - Table Quiz in the Woodfield House Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick. Thanks to everyone that came and supported Mark - the bonus Everest questions were tough ones!
19 & 20/03 - Mark did the 36 hour endurance challenge of climbing Carrauntoohil, Galtymore, Moylussa and Croagh Patrick.
13/03 - Mark did a triple climb of croagh patrick last sunday - while there he met mountaineering legend Ian McKeever!
Mark headed off on a six day on a winter survival course in Cairngorms, Scotland.
February 2011
Valentine's Day was celebrated on the top of Galtymore with the Crescent College Comprehensive Transition Year Students, Teachers & some of the Fundraising Crew.
January 2011
Climbing Carrauntoohil, Co. Kerry (the highest peak in Ireland) and also Galtymore in Co. Tipperary on a regular basis.
Plans falling into place to hike Galtymore with the students of a Limerick school.
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ENDEAVOUR TO GO FROM "0-Everest" IN TWO YEARS!!!!