mountaineering

Inspirational quote from ‘Our National Parks’ by John Muir

The inspirational quote on the website is taken from a piece that appears in a book written by John Muir in 1901, here’s a longer extract to enjoy:

‘Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature’s darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.’

From ‘Our National Parks’, by John Muir, 1901, page 56

Mountaineering Joe Supports InterVolSA2012 Fundraising

The team at Mountaineering Joe are happy to support a group of University of Birmingham students (InterVolSA2012) in their fundraising activities by providing a two day mountaineering experience in North Wales as a prize.

The students will be heading off to South Africa at the end of June 2012 to complete a project organised through InterVol at the Horizon Farm Trust. ‘InterVol’ is an international volunteering charity that offers students the opportunity to volunteer with ethical organisations overseas on poverty reduction, education and conservation programmes.

We wish them the best of luck and we look forward to meeting the winner.

We have received this lovely message from one of the fundraisers, Lauren Wilcock, University of Birmingham, final year African Studies student: “We would like to thank Mountaineering Joe for the prize the company has donated to the project! Thanks to them we are very close to our fundraising target of £1000 to help the Horizon Farm Trust which cares for disabled adults and children in South Africa. We also know the winner can’t wait for their mountaineering experience! Thank you so much from all of us.”

For more information about InterVol, visit their website www.intervol.co.uk