£6,000 raised for Cancer Rsearch UK (From The Oxford Times)

£6,000 raised for Cancer Rsearch UK

11:40am Thursday 9th September 2010 in

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A FUNDRAISER has completed an expedition to climb a mountain and an active volcano – a combined total of almost 12,000 metres – for a cancer research charity.

Kaveh Fatemian, 25, climbed Iran's 5,610-metre Damavand, the Middle East’s highest volcano, and Tanzania’s 5,895-metre high Kilimanjaro, the tallest in Africa.

Mr Fatemian, of Kennington Road, Kennington, climbed both in three weeks to raise £6,000 for Cancer Research UK.

Now he is facing his next challenge —his new job in the financial services industry in London.

The former John Mason School, Abingdon, pupil said: “It’s good to be home, but it’s a shock to be back at work after trekking five or six hours a day up the side of a mountain.

“I’m going through a mix of emotions at the moment, relief that it went off without any problems but also pride in the achievement.” Asked for his favourite moment, he said: “Reaching the summits, particularly Kilimanjaro, where I managed to beat the sun to the top and watch the sun rise at 5,895 metres. That was pretty spectacular.”

Mr Fatemian said the climbs were challenging, particularly the final ascent to the summit and the sub-zero conditions, which plummeted to -35ºC at times, but was bolstered by support back home.

He said: “When you’ve had so many people support and put their faith in you, you’ve just got to push through and make sure you finish no matter what.”

In April last year, he ran from Paris to London for the charity — and ran in both cities’ marathons. He has raised about £20,000 for the charity.

For more details and to sponsor Mr Fatemian, visit the website: www.paris2london.com