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Hello!
On March 20, I’ll be taking on a Triple Everest stair challenge1 in support of domestic violence charities2 that work to support survivors and prevent abuse. The challenge involves repeatedly ascending and descending the same set of stairs at home until the total elevation gain equals climbing Mount Everest three times.
I’ve chosen this challenge very deliberately. It’s repetitive, contained to the home, and mundane: the same movement, in the same place, for a long time. Domestic abuse is often bound up with ordinary domestic settings and long-running patterns rather than singular, visible events, and this felt like a quiet way to mark that, while keeping the focus on fundraising and awareness.
Beyond its obvious importance, this cause also connects to questions I’ve spent a long time thinking about: how care and caring roles are organised in society, and how the home has historically been treated as a private realm, shielded from public scrutiny, even when what happens there has profound social consequences.
Hopefully you’re happy to donate (but if not, that’s no stress at all). I’d really encourage you to read a bit about the work these charities do or just to
Thank you so much for your support ❤️
1My primary goal is to complete three Everests. If my body doesn’t allow that over the days, I’ll scale the challenge down in stages: secondary goal as two Everests, tertiary goal of a single Everest.
2I’m fundraising for two charities in line with where I’ve lived most of my life. For Australia, I’m fundraising for White Ribbon Australia, and for the UK I’m fundraising for Women’s Aid UK.
White Ribbon Australia: https://whiteribbon.org.au/
Women’s Aid UK: https://womensaid.org.uk/
