Thank you for taking time to read my story and reasons for taking on this challenge. My 29-year-old brother Josh passed away in August 2023. Growing up Josh was always very active with a real passion for exercise and the outdoors. Josh fell ill with M.E. in 2017; his health continued to deteriorate until he was completely bed-bound and entirely reliant on our family for his care. This walk is giving me a purpose; I want to continue to tell my brother’s story and hope to raise much needed funding and awareness in the hope one day people don’t need to suffer with this devastating illness.

My Challenge

Josh was an avid outdoors man and loved hiking and camping. On May 4^th, 2024, I am planning to start walking around Ireland’s West Coast and Northern Ireland’s North Coast; the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ and the ‘Causeway Coastal Route’. The walk will be roughly 2500km in length; I plan on walking around 40km a day for over two months. I will be self-funding the whole trip, with all the money raised going directly to the charities. At present, I plan to wild camp and cook for the majority of the trip and will be leaning on the kindness of the Irish Hoteliers for the occasional stay.