It's finally here!

After 2 years of preparation, the Munro Mission is finally upon us! Today the team left Edinburgh with full vans and packed bags and made their way from Oban to the Isle of Mull on the Ferry, where the Munro Mission will begin. Despite the miserable weather, the crossing was smooth and in no time the team were back on the road. The team had a quick pitstop before heading to the Argyll Arms in Bunessan for a final send off meal. We also met Linda and Alistair McLaren, who will be climbing Ben More tomorrow in memory of their son. We are now settling in for a final night of comfort in the beautiful cottage kindly lent to us by the Laing family. The fun starts tomorrow.....Watch this space!

Follow our progress online.

Click here to see our progress in real time! The link will be active from 0700 on 1st August.
 

The countdown begins!

It is now only 2 days until the team begin the Munro Mission. The vans are being packed, the food is being bought, the support team are checking over the itinerary for the last time and the runners are limbering up! It's going to be an amazing 7 weeks! How are YOU going to show your support?

Foot Anstey

DecAid would like to give a big thanks to Foot Anstey for sponsoring An Coileachan, which will be climbed on the 15th of September.

If you would like to sponsor a Munro yourself or donate to DecAid, please visit our website.

It's now only 3 days until we start the Mission! 

Marches Care Ltd.

We are very grateful to Marches Care Ltd. for sponsoring Ben Chonzie! To donate to DecAid please click here. Only 4 days until the team start their epic challenge!

7 days to go....how are you going to get involved?

This time next week the team will be having a farewell meal at the Argyll Arms on the Isle of Mull. A week tomorrow the team begin their epic challenge, climbing all 283 Scottish Munros in just 49 days!

Keen to get involved?

If you can't make it up to Scotland then why not donate online, or sponsor a Munro by e-mailing us at decaid@live.co.uk. Please help us reach our £80,000 target for 3 charities that do such fantastic work! The challenge equates to climbing Mount Everest an incredible 14 times!!

Not long now!

The Munro Mision is getting closer! The team will be making their way up to Edinburgh next week for a few days before heading to the Isle of Mull for the start of the Mission on August 1st. Remember that it's not too late to join the mission, sponsor a Munro or donate to DecAid here. 

Tom: "Managed 3 and a half hours on the bike today. Really sinking in that it is less than 3 weeks until we begin the Munro Mission now"

Dynamic Modelling

Thank you very much to Dynamic Modelling for sponsoring Mount Keen! To find out more about the Munro Mission and to find out how you can get involved, click here.

MEET THE TEAM - Kimberley Hudson-Somenthal

1. What will you do to keep the team motivated? Be upbeat and cheerful, with sweeties and energy goodies on hand as a pick-me-up!
2. What can you see as being your main job as support team member? Working with everyone else and help keep us all motivated so the team are successful
3. What did you want to be when you were younger? A writer/artist
4. How would you describe yourself in one word? Energetic
5. What are you inspired by? Summer
6. What is your top track on your i-pod at the moment? Florence + the machines - kiss with a fist
7. What three things could you not live without? my phone, my ankle boots and walkers sensations thai sweet chili crisps.
8. If you could have one superpower what would it be? Flight
9. What would we find in your fridge? Coleslaw, salad, prawns and chocolate
10. If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would it be and why? Rhod Gilbert - funniest guy ever would be a great laugh and awesome accent!

The Inver Hotel, Crathie

Big thanks to the Inver Hotel who will be giving the team a comfy bed for a night during the Munro Mission! We are still looking for places to stay en route to break up the camping! If you can help or know of anyone who has a spare room, a barn or even a stable we would be hugely grateful! Please contact decaidmunromission@live.co.uk. Thank you!

VIDEO - Team morale!

To meet the team, why not join them up a Munro?! Click here to find out more.

NRG Direct Mail

We are extremely grateful to NRG Direct Mail (http://www.nrgdirectmail.co.uk​/site/) for sponsoring Aonach Beag! If you would like to support the work of three amazing charities then why not sponsor a Munro yourself? Click here or contact us at decaid@live.co.uk

VIDEO - Ben More, Isle of Mull

Last month we were on the Isle of Mull climbing Ben More! Why not join us there on the 1st August for the first day of the Munro Mission...

To find out how to join the team click here.

Climbing on the Isle of Skye

Last month we climbed a number of the Munros on the Isle of Skye. We are very grateful to Graham from Skye Hi for all his expert help! Why not sponsor a Munro yourself? Click here to find out more.



VIDEO - Munro Mission training in Scotland - June 2011

Watch this short clip to see what the Munro Mission team got up to in Scotland last month.

Day 1 - Glen Nevis

MEET THE MEDIA TEAM - Lucy Taylor

1. What will you do to keep the team motivated? Threaten them with the video camera
2. What can you see as being your main job as media team? Taking photos of the team along the route, letting everyone know how the team are getting on and being part of the support team
3. What did you want to be when you were younger? A vet for Dartmoor ponies
4. How would you describe yourself in one word? Busy
5. What are you inspired by? Countryside
6. What is your top track on your i-pod at the moment?  Ellie Goulding - Guns and Horses
7. What three things could you not live without? My walking boots, my diary, maps
8. If you could have one superpower what would it be? To relive moments
9. What would we find in your fridge? Soup, some form of stew and milk for my daily porridge fix
10. If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would it be and why? Lots of keen walkers who would like to come and join the team along the way...

The team had a really successful final recce up in the Highlands last week. It is now just a month before they start the Munro Mission on 1st August, climbing all 283 Scottish Munros in just 49 days. They are now familiar with a lot of the harder parts of the route, especially the Munro's on the Isle of Skye which are some of the trickiest in Scotland. Since the recce in April, training has really intensified, they now clock up over a hundred miles each week on their bikes not to mention the many thousands of hill reps they must have done between them!




Tom, Alex and Ceri at the summit of Ben More on the Isle of Mull. This will be the first Munro the team climb on 1st August.

  Whilst in Scotland we also managed to get some great photos and videos of the team and the stunning scenery, so watch this space over the next few weeks for a taste of what is to come this summer. We are all so thrilled that people are keen to join the team. If you fancy join Tom, Ceri and Alex for a day, a Munro or a whole leg of their journey then please click here. Everyone is welcome, avid walkers, Munro baggers, or those who have never climbed a Munro but fancy a challenge! To find out more about the DecAid Appeal and the other events happening this summer, click here.