Duo Scale Kilimanjaro

A FATHER and son team are embarking on a momentous challenge to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, in a bid to replace the long jump at Westcliff High School For Boys (WHSB).

 Old Westcliffian Max Cole, and his father Anthony, Co-Chair of Governors at WHSB, are hoping to raise funds to support the school’s replacement of its “tartan facility” which is set to cost £50,000

 As Max and Anthony ascend the tallest mountain in Africa, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world, they will trek through everything from unique and incredibly varied flora and fauna, rainforests and high-alpine deserts, to vast ice fields and glorious glaciers.  

 Th climbers have a schedule of seven days to progress across the route with a local guide, taking in three volcanoes: Shira, Mawenzi, and their goal, Kibo.

 A spokesperson for the school said: “Our facility is not merely something which is ‘nice to have’ for our top athletes; this effectively serves as an outdoor classroom for all our pupils. 

 “Aside from providing a surface for long-jump and other athletics training, for example hurdles training, this is a surface on which skills are taught to all pupils when engaging in physical education lessons, and it is important for general fitness.

 “The price quoted for replacement of the facility and associated equipment is an eyewatering £50,000. 

 “Funding for schools has been in serious decline for over 10 years, with many schools now in a budget deficit position.  

 “The school continues to manage our budgets carefully, but without support from the school community will not be able to replace the tartan and other facilities, as there are so many competing pressures on the budget. 

“Well done to them both for showing the true Westcliffian spirit in the face of adversity! We are thinking of them and wishing them well with the challenge ahead!”

 Donations can be made via: whsb.essex.sch.uk/key-information/news/supporting-westcliff-high-school-for-boys-climbing-mount-kilimanjaro.

Picture: The father and son due at the school , and  on the route. Pic WHSB.

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