Son taking on challenge in memory of Orchard Pig founder
They are beginning with a climb of 4,000m (13,123 ft) up Mont Blanc, followed by a 550-mile (549km) cycle across France.The pair will then row 90 miles (144km) across the English Channel, before running almost 100 miles (160km) – the equivalent to nearly four marathons - to the gates of Buckingham Palace.
Henry said the challenge was exactly the kind of thing his dad enjoyed doing.Mr Quinlan was in the Royal Marines for eight years and would often tell the family about his excursions."He cycled and ran around Australia in the 1980s and I'd always heard about that story. He really inspired me," Henry said. The 33-year-old, who lives in Bristol and is originally from Glastonbury, said his family was devastated when Mr Quinlan was diagnosed with cancer in April 2022."By the time he was finally diagnosed he had a tumour the size of a rugby ball in his stomach," he said. Mr Quinlan underwent surgery two months after the diagnosis, but the cancer returned within three months and he died five weeks later at 59 years old.
The Peak2Palace challenge comes five years after Henry and a group of friends cycled a pedalo across the Atlantic Ocean, raising almost £250,000 for the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust.
Henry said he was glad to be completing the challenge with his wife's step-father, who has climbed Mont Blanc twice."Damian and I are very close - I was planning this with my friends and they had to drop out for various reasons. "I was with Damian when I heard and asked him to join me over a few beers," he said.The pair are aiming to raise £25,000 for Sarcoma UK.
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