Conwy surgery duo all set for a hot 100k Sahara Desert Trek for St David’s Hospice...

 


Conwy surgery duo all set for a hot 100k Sahara Desert Trek for St David’s Hospice...


Report by Don Hale.

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Two members of the Bodreinallt doctors’ surgery team at Conwy are busy preparing to part in an amazing Sahara Desert Trek, which is a gruelling 100k event across the hot Sahara Desert in just 5 days, to help raise funds for St David’s Hospice.


Practice manager Sarah Corkish-Brown and Practice Nurse Emily Carr have signed up for this huge undertaking, which is scheduled to take place within a period of eight days in Morocco between 29th November to 6th December.


The event organisers claim entrants can ‘rediscover true adventure in the awe-inspiring Sahara Desert.’ The five-day trek covers 100km passing through Morocco’s forbidding landscape punctuated by peaks, gorges, dunes and oases. At night, they will sleep under Africa’s star strewn skies and enjoy traditional Berber hospitality. 


This challenge goes beyond the Jebel Saghro region, starting on the Maider El Kbir plateau, before ascending Jebel El Mrakib, and admiring the stunning views. Walking through palm gorges, the route joins the dry Rhris River and heads towards an oasis of tamarisk trees. 


The final days are spent trekking along the Tikertouachene River, before celebrating a successful end to the challenge in Ouarzazate. This trek is said to be ‘challenging, unforgiving, and life changing.’


Sarah’s sister and Emily’s mother, Mandy Carr (nee Cornish) passed away peacefully at St David’s Hospice in May 2024, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The family are so grateful for all the support that Mandy received at the time, that they have decided to do something completely outside of their comfort zone to help raise funds.



*They have placed some promotional charity posters for St David's Hospice at the surgery on Castle Street in Conwy together with a QR code and also have some sponsor forms available with the reception staff. The posters ask – Please help me to raise funds for vital Hospice Care.

  






 

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