WELCOME
INTRODUCTION: Hello and welcome to
The NEVEREST charity event challenge web
site. In this site you will find information about this
charity event, which was held in aid of Oxfordshire Association
for the Blind (OAB) in November 2006. The Neverest
charity challenge was the brainchild of 23 year old Ben Allcock.
Ben set himself the herculean task of summiting the equivalent height of
Mount Everest from Base
Camp One on the south ridge to the apex using the indoor rock
climbing wall located at Oxford Brookes University. Amazingly,
this 3250 meter summit was completed 5 hours and 48 minutes.
His inspiration was to raise awareness of visual impairment issues, and
much needed funds for Oxfordshire Association for the Blind.
BEN ALLCOCK:
“my
mind was made up while volunteering for OAB 6 months ago” says Ben
Allcock, the 23 year old Kent born lad who decided to summit the equivalent
of Mount Everest (Base Camp One) for OAB. Ben has been into the climbing
scene for several years now while an undergraduate at Oxford Brookes University.
Ben was a key figure of the Oxford Brookes Climbing Society. Ben became
an OAB volunteer three years ago while involved with STAX (Students Taking
Action for Community Change) “from that moment on I was hooked”!
Ben embarked upon a strict fitness training regime in the build up to the big day. “I am the sort of person that once my mind is made up I go all out to achieve my objective”. He was assisted and supported by friends and family.
In his spare time Ben enjoys dancing, food, gardening and
“walking somewhere and not knowing where I’m going”. In
October 2006 Ben started his M.A. in History. For further information on
Ben Allcock, click
here. 
OAB - Oxfordshire
Association for the Blind: 
OAB advises on services and equipment which enable visually impaired persons
to live independent lives.
Through fundraising events such as this one, OAB is able to provide support
services in the following areas:
Home visiting schemes in Oxford, Kidlington, Abingdon, - Bicester, Henley
and Banbury.
Complementing the Eye Hospital low vision service.
OAB provides a wide selection of equipment demonstrating speech synthesis,
various electronic magnification devices including CCTVs, Eezee Readers
and Writers, and a kitchen which is especially equipped for visually impaired
people.
A quarterly newsletter in large print or on tape.