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Antonia Lives Up To Her Famous Name By Climbing Kilimanjaro
From The Bath Chronicle Thu 17 Feb, 2011
A 14 year old schoolgirl from Bath has climbed the highest mountain in Africa to raise £1,000 for charity. And the week-long trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania has whetted her appetite for another. Antonia Hempleman-Adams, who is a Year 9 student at The Royal High School, is following in her famous uncle's footsteps and carving out a hobby as an adventurer. Balloonist David Hempleman-Adams, who lives in Box, has completed the Explorers' Grand Slam - reaching the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles as well as climbing the highest peaks in all seven continents. His niece is already planning to go to Africa again at the end of the summer to take part in another climb up 19,000ft Mount Kilimanjaro. Antonia, who lives with her family in Marshfield, was part of a group which also included her father. Before she left Antonia had to complete six months' training to physically prepare her for the clinb, which saw her working out in the school's gym and taking tablets which simulated altitude sickness. Antonia said that she had enjoyed her mountain challenge but that the last section had proved difficult. She said: "Overall it wasn't as tough as I thought it would be, but I found the last day extremely tough. We wanted to be at the summit to watch the sun come up so we started our final climb at 11pm. I was within touching distance of giving up. But reaching the top was such a great feeling that I have put my name down for another climb." So far Antonia has received £1,000 sponsorship for two separate charities, WaterAid, which provides clean water and sanitation across Africa and Asia, and the Crane Academy in Kenya, which The Royal High School has long had a link with. The money raised will be split equally between the two causes.
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