Two friends and team members of The Royal Hotel have each completed an incredible individual challenge just 4 days apart.
Deputy Head receptionist, Jo, completed the 12 day return trek to Everest Base Camp at 5364m high on Thursday 30th March. The height of Everest base camp is equivalent to over 12 Empire State Buildings! 😮 🗻
Just 3 days later, Breakfast Manager, Hannah, completed her first Marathon in Brighton on Sunday 2nd April, running for ‘Ambitious about Autism’ and completed the 26.2 mile run in a sub-5-hour time (4:44). 🏃♀️🏅
Hannah (pictured above) has said “My road to the 26.2 miles has been a personal challenge but also the chance to raise money and awareness of a charity that has recently become close to my heart. Knowing the money raised so far and my family waiting at the end, carried me to the finish line.”
Jo (pictured above) has said “Having previously completed the Inca Trail and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, this was my last big mountain to conquer and to tick off my bucket list, so I am ecstatic to have experienced these incredible adventures.”
Alongside their roles at The Royal, these two superwomen trained for 5 months through the depths of Winter, side by side, in the gym, at park runs, on the roads and coast to coast island walks, best preparing them to achieve their individual goals.
The fairy-tale at the end of the story and unbeknown to Hannah, Jo decided to inscribe Hannah’s sons name into the rock at Everest Base Camp so that he now faces the highest point in the world and as he grows up, he knows that he can achieve anything in life.
Hannah has already far exceeded her original fundraising target of £200, having so far raised £705. Now Jo and Hannah’s fellow colleagues here at The Royal, want to help her get this target to £1000.
Anyone wishing to donate to Hannah Steptoe’s JustGiving page for Ambitious about Autism may do so here.
