Home Safe – Thanks for all the support

The Rashid School group has now returned safely to Dubai and this will be the final entry to our travel blog. I would like to comment briefly on the successes of the trip and then end with a few thank yous and photographs.

The Rashid School Boys in front of Mount Everest

We have achieved everything that we set out to do and more. We have raised money for our chosen charities, The Red Crescent and Moving Mountains, we have spent time with the kind and generous people of Nepal and we got all six students to Everest Base Camp. As a bonus we all climbed the 5,500 metre Mountain, Kala Pattar, for a wonderful early morning view of Mount Everest.

Our six Year 12 students were outstanding and I can honestly say that even on the most difficult days of trekking there was never a complaint. They supported each other and their teachers and they were a credit to the UAE, their families and the school. They are:-

• Eisa Sayed Hashim Sayed Mohammed Al Hashimi
• Hilal Mohamed Rashid Abu-Qarraah Al Hameeri
• Maktoum Mohammed Thani Juma Al Maktoum
• Mohammed Abdulla Salem Mohammed Al Mana
• Rashid Bin Butti Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum
• Rashid Hamdan Juma Humaid Bin Amhi Al Mansoori

the students

Equal credit, of course, must go to the staff involved. We knew the task was not easy but we were all surprised by how demanding much of the trekking was. I would particularly like to thank Andrew Hatcher, the Expedition Co-ordinator, and my heartfelt thanks go to him and the other staff involved, these are:-

• Andrew Hatcher
• Greg Dawson
• Rob McLaughlin
• David Annand
• Munir Jamal

My thanks should also go to all the staff at the school who have supported the trip and to the many families and friends who have helped us fulfill our dream. Finally, I would also like to thank our sponsors, The Maktoum Foundation, ANC Holdings and Bawardi Investments, without their support the trip could not have been successful.

At Base Camp! many thanks to our generous sponsors: the Maktoum Foundation, ANC Holdings, and Bawardi Investments

When we left Base Camp, on the 12th April, we left behind three friends who are aiming to summit Mount Everest during the next eight weeks. We have only had a small glimpse of the challenge that faces them but would like to wish them well in their adventure. You can follow their progress at www.myeverestchallenge.com

Now that we are back and had some sleep we are going to start planning the Rashid School Challenge 2010, watch this space!

Glyn Kilsby
Headmaster

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