Scotland here we come!!

Just a quick catch up today,as today I am just packing my walking boots and poles for a family Easter Adventure in Scotland. Hopefully i'll get some walking and mountain biking in this week, so will keep you up to date with some photos at the end of the week. TTFN! x

Malvern today

As i was itching to walk in my new boots today, i decided that i should go to the nearest place to Birmingham that could be disguised as a mountain, and that of course is the Malvern Hills. Upon arrival i remembered how as a child with my parents i would run up and down these mini mountains, famous for their purifying water and catch up mith Mom and Dad about three hours later as their purple sweaty heads popped into my horizon! Today however, and much to my disgust it was I who dragged my pathetic body to the top. What a wonderful sight though and the boots werent that bad either...If they're good enough for Chris Moyles then they're good enough for me! Where can i go next then... any suggestions?

If Brian Blessed can do it....

I was once told by a leading health guru (well I actually read it in his book) that it is true that you can lose weight and have a drink or two at the weekends. Apparently there are three golden rules: 1. NO Wine or Beer. 2. Avoid sugary mixers and 3. Always drink alcohol that is clear! In my mind that means I could go to my friend’s house warming party on Saturday night and join in the jollification with vodka shots, I could even experiment with the flavoured type perhaps? The party got into full swing, there was even a Wii Sports challenge that became a sad excuse for immature drinking games. So whilst my fellow party goers chatted about their house being on the market for 3 years or the manager that had been sacked for eating at his desk, they all sipped at their yellow Chablis and as I gulped down more of my clear liquid I became the Tazmanian Devil and spent the latter part of my evening lying on an un-familiar bathroom floor counting down the hours until my Sunday morning ‘spinning’ class! Obviously I didn’t go and now think this so called ‘Guru’ is nothing but a liar and a fake. It’s true you can’t loose weight and drink at the same time, sorry Jo I take it all back! xx

I have just read an article in a newspapers travel supplement it followed our rather flamboyant ‘national treasure chest’ Brian Blessed as he was hauled up the heights of Mount Kinabalu! Temporarily my concern’s about drinking; altitude sickness and chaffing have all but faded away. Wow, now I know what all those pockets in wax jackets are for…god Bless you Brian!!

Full steam ahead!

Right... after drinking an M & S smoothy the other day which actually contained 500 calories (ridiculous) it's full steam ahead...no more pussy-footing around. Went to a 'body pump' class today each lunge I imagined was a step closer to the top of Kinabalu. It's Sunday so Mom's coming round and we've got slow roast lamb for dinner (the last supper perhaps?) maybe i'll have one glass of red with it!! BUT just one. Have started reading a book about living with headhunters in Borneo, so far the writer has been bitten by a poisonous snake and forced into marriage by the tribes chief...there are some real life pictures of him and his wife in the back of the book, some how not sure what's worse the snake bite or his lovely wife?

Welcome to my blog, I'm quite excited really! I am going to be travelling to a country I have only dreamed of visiting, as well as raising money for my favourite charity SENSE. Along the way, Im 'blogging' and will be able to share all my adventures with friends of old and of new!

Here's the basics... 8th May 2009 see's me Shad Everett take on Borneo- The Ultimate Challenge, or is it the 'Early Mid-life Crisis Challenge'? WHO KNOWS... anyway it's signed and sealed now! I've told everyone I've ever locked into my memory, in my facebook account and is blood to me, so there is absolutely no turning back! There will be trekking to the Summit of Gunung (Mount) Kinabalu one of South East Asia's highest mountains, 4095 meters I believe, then there is the cycling bit which I try and block out... 2 days of undulating mountain range cycling approx 90km per day and finally white water rafting down the mighty Padas River! Oh yeah one last thing, the weight loss issue, I said I'd loose 3 stone before I went I'll keep that situ- updated too....Promise!

Its going to be painful on my ass but im sure it's going to be fun, cry with me, support me and if possible PLEASE sponsor me www.justgiving.com/shadeverett

Be back soon x

Shad