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This amazing blog was written by Jo Byers, a member of the Mind Over Mountains walk leadership team, who took on an incredible fundraising challenge for our charity in 2023. This is the story of her challenge, in Jo’s words: The black Cuillin hills on the Isle of Skye are seen by many as a jewel ...

In the summer of 2021, trainee GP Emma set out to walk all 600km of the Slovenian Mountain Trail. Over an eye-watering 37,000 metres ascent, she braved crazy weather, unclear paths and unexpected detours. However, this incredibly tough solo journey was in truth only a small part of what pushes E...

“WHY? WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU RUNNING 100KM?” - MY MUM. It’s a fair question to ask: why would I decide to run 100km in 24 hours? Well, there are a few reasons, with the main reason being that I wanted to do some fundraising along with raising some awareness around how mental health is linked to ou...

  There seems to be so much suffering in society. Perhaps it’s timely with the end of the summer holidays that people start to become overwhelmed and unsure of the future. I’ve heard of several suicides, missing people, and others struggling to cope in the last few weeks alone - and wondered, “wh...