Family to take on Everest challenge

An Edgware family are to climb part of Mount Everest to raise money for St Luke’s Hospice.

Five members of the Hindocha family are to take on the mountain’s Base Camp Challenge in October as part of a bid to raise £24,000.

Neha Hindocha, 25, told The HA1 they started fundraising after their grandmother got help from the Kenton hospice in 2009.

“My grandma was very ill for the past thirty years,” she said. “They way they treated her was absolutely incredible.”

The family held a Salsa and Mexican evening last week at the VIP Lounge in Edgware to help fund their trip.

They have already raised £15,000 of their target through events including a trek across the Alps in Switzerland.

Neha’s brother Vishal, 24, said: “The money will pay for nurses and doctors. They receive very little funding from the NHS and almost purely depend on donations. We wish we could give something back to them.”

The family are hoping that their Mount Everest challenge will see them reach their fundraising target.

It is set to be their toughest physical challenge so far and will involve almost two weeks of walking.

Neha said: “We’re trying to go to Box Hill in Surrey, go to the gym, cycling, swimming and walking to increase our endurance.

“We’re climbing to the peak just above the Base Camp, which is 6000 metres over 13 days of trekking.”

You can find out more about their trip and make a donation on the family’s Just Giving page