My Adventure

On the 31st October 2009, I set off from my home in Paderborn Germany, to under take the 21 day challenge to "Everest Base Camp" in aide of "Help for Heroes" taking with me a special designed flag, Embroidered with all the names of our "Fallen Heroes" in Afganistan and Iraq, the flag was raised and a small service of Rememberance was held, and the flag was left to fly, at the place the local people call "The place of Memeories" I followed the footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the Base Camp of Everest, the worlds highest mountain

Trekking: up to 9 hours a day, Altitude 2623-5545

My next challenge for 2010, is to have a permanent monument built over looking Everest Base Camp, to honour our Heroes, and to raise as much funds as possible for "Help for Heroes" and " Afghan Heroes" and to fund the building of the monument

please keep checking back for more updates, or if you would like to get involved, and help me fund raise, please contact me at glenblease@yahoo.co.uk

Tuesday 22 December 2009
















Finaly I can catch up with my updates, after being away for 6 weeks.
The flag is now flying at the Holy place, known as the "The place of Memories" by the local people, now there is 402 special memories flying there.










The flag was raised and the service held on the 11,11,09 Rememberance day, it was a very emotional service, and I found it quite hard to do with out chocking back the tears, 3 sherpas also laid 3 crosses in memory of the 3 Gurhka soldiers, named on the flag. pictures of the flag, and my first view of Mount Everest

Friday 30 October 2009

The Flag "IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN" is now on it's way to Mount Everest, RIP all 402 heroes named on the flag xxx thank you all for all the lovely messages of support xx
today has been a very special day starting with the service and the blessing at the church in Paderborn, and a get together in the afternoon with everyone involved in the making of the flag, what a great send off.....many tears shed by everyone today...thank you so much Paderborn xxx

Thursday 29 October 2009

The flag In "MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN" will hang in the German church tonight in Paderborn, as they are holding a small ceramony tomorrow 10 am, to Bless the flag and all named upon it, for it's journey to Everest, a tribute from the German people of Paderborn, this means so much to me, THANK YOU PADERBORN XX

Monday 26 October 2009

4 days to go, today will be the making of the other side of the flag, can't wait to see this come together, so will be filming it all.
The German TV station, DDR, contacted me yesterday, they would like to interview me and show my journey, on TV, don't like having my picture taken, or being on the radio, don't know what to say as soon as that mike is put in front of me.....and I'm taking a cameraman with me Stephen Pennells, so I wont be saying a word for 3 weeks....no funny comments on that Stu.

The past week has been quite emotional, having had more contact with family members, of our heroes, each have sent me a message for there loved one, to be embroidered onto the flag, I will send them picture of there message when it is complete, and before I leave for Everest.

Sunday 25 October 2009

Went to meet Satus Quo last night in Dusseldorf, great guys, had a good chat with John Edwards, and a great performance, cant wait to meet them again

Friday 23 October 2009

f@ckin shit war, to those who are sending our troops to war, you want to look into the eyes of a child who has lost his daddy