County Supporter Conquers Kilimanjaro !
Long
standing County supporter Paul Fedyniek, was on the Fingerpost Flyer bound for
Leamington on Saturday. “So what?” you might be tempted to exclaim “ he usually
is!”, but what was particularly interesting was that Paul had just returned
from Africa where he had succeeded in taming the continent`s highest peak- the
19341 foot Mount Kilimanjaro! The blog
sent Nigel Farago(our man with a pencil and a crass line in repartee) to talk to Paul and
find out how it went!
“ The whole
trip was simply fantastic” Paul offered “ lasting 3 weeks ,which contained 5
and a half days climbing and 1 and a half descending- hard going for a party
that included people from USA, Oz, Ireland as well as the U.K.”
Training for
this epic `once in a life time’ effort, consisted of several go`s at Kinder.
These training stints were vital in ensuring that Paul stayed the trip and made
it to the summit in Tanzania, but there was just no comparison between the two
mountains.....Kinder being pussy cat to Kilimanjaro`s tiger!
Banter
between Paul`s party and the locals was good....
..... and as you would expect loads of
photos were taken, some of which are reproduced here.
In this respect note the
County scarf seen at various points going up the mountain! Reaching the summit
was obviously the pinnacle moment for Paul, but not far behind was the sight of
a massive glacier that seemed to stretch from the summit to the base of
Kilimanjaro. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Paul opted not to try to slide down it!
If gob
smacking views and wildlife encounters abounded.....unfortunately news about
County was not forthcoming throughout the 3 weeks, and Paul was glad to
reacquaint himself with things blue and white as County accounted for Ilkeston
FC in the F.A. Cup. He was full of
praise for County`s performance particularly that of captain Jamie Milligan who
he described as “ a great player!”
Paul`s
effort was all in aid of Cancer Research UK, and he has thus far collected over
£400 for the charity, so if you see Paul....probably in the Cheadle End.....on
the Flyer....anywhere don’t forget to congratulate him ,and maybe stick a quid
or so the Charity`s way!
Meanwhile the blog offers Paul its warmest congratulations on achieving a brilliant feet!
Meanwhile the blog offers Paul its warmest congratulations on achieving a brilliant feet!
N Farago
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