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Never mind Costa Coffee, Chess men, David Pollock and Warren Pryer are going to be holding business meetings in the mountains, valleys and white water rivers of Costa Rica.
Joining a team of four on the September 2008 expedition, David and Warren are to hike, bike, kayak and raft across the coasts of Costa Rica to raise funds for the Prince’s Trust.
The gruelling 269km journey will take the team from the edge of the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the Caribbean Sea, hiking, biking, kayaking and rafting 20-60km for at least eight hours a day, over the course of seven days; crossing the Continental Divide at a height of 2,500m. They will encounter tropical rainforests, volcanoes and mountains and will camp in remote jungle locations.
The team, DevComOne, (so named because of David’s involvement with The Prince’s Trust Development Committee, which has committed to raising £2m in two years for the charity), consists of team leader David and fellow Chess colleague Warren Pryer, Jan Gregory (Ernst & Young, Manchester) and Dominic Jude (Chess customer - Folde Properties).
The four men begin their epic adventure on 20 September and have agreed a rigorous training regime to ensure their fitness levels are at peak condition in just six months, including a commitment from team leader David to cycle his 11-mile journey to work at least once a week. “I am really looking forward to the challenge,” he said; “It’s daunting but it’s a great excuse to get fit and the best thing is I will be taking part in an adventure of a lifetime whilst raising money for a fantastic cause.
“As we will only encounter local inhabitants, one of the guys is taking a crash course in Spanish to enable us to communicate if necessary. There will be no ‘Brits abroad’ luxuries on this trip – it’s the real deal,” he added.
This spectacular ‘Coast to Coast’ Costa Rica Challenge has been created by the Prince’s Trust, a charity which helps young people between the ages of 14-30 to overcome life’s barriers. The DevComOne team need to raise a minimum of £3,200 but David is confident they will smash that target: “We’ve all sponsored a lot of people in the past and it’s definitely time for payback. Watch this space!”
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Click here to find out more about The Prince's Trust Costa Rica Challenge
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