Helene Doggett, Druck’s Occupational Health Advisor loves a challenge, especially for a good cause, we caught up with her to hear about her plans to climb to Mount Everest base camp to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Name:Helene Doggett

职称：职业健康顾问。我的角色是通过对员工，经理和人力资源的专业和公正建议帮助人们在身体和精神上保持良好的工作。我负责管理Groby网站的医疗服务和福祉。这包括恢复工作和留在工作计划的健康建议，需要健康监视管理和福祉。此外，我监督紧急医疗团队：急救和心理健康急救。

When did you start at Druck?In June 2010

Why are you climbing to Base Camp?我喜欢一个挑战，喜欢步行和户外活动，这一直是我真正渴望参加的旅行。

When does the journey begin?I leave for Kathmandu on the 23rd September and then fly up to Lukla on the 26th September to start the 12 day trek.

How high is Base Camp?Base camp is at an attitude of 5326m/ 17,575ft. The aim is to reach Base camp on Day 8. It is likely to be the toughest day of the trip with an early start, 8-hour day of climbing, cold temperatures and considerable lack of oxygen making it our most difficult day of climbing. The next morning at 4am I’ll also get the opportunity (if I have enough energy and the altitude isn’t affecting me too badly) to climb to the summit of Kala Patter 5545m to see a sunrise view of Mt Everest before starting our decent back.

What does your training regime look like?我从一月份开始训练，长途跋涉和一般健身，但我在5月底进行了训练，以真正结构化。Each week I’ve aimed to complete 2 x long walks (12-20km), 2 x cardio sessions – run, bike, incline treadmill or stepper (45-90 mins), 2 x weights session- squats, lunges, sit ups etc (45 mins). And I try to do a yoga session weekly too.

Have you ever done something similar before?Nothing as challenging as this but I have completed the ‘National 3 peaks’ (3 tallest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in under 24 hrs). I’ve managed this twice with the Druck team and their support. In May I also completed the ‘Yorkshire 3 peaks’ (1585m of ascent and 39.4 km in under 12hrs) which we proudly completed in 9hr 50min.

这是您所采取的最艰巨的挑战吗？绝对是最艰难的！我的主要担忧是我如何应对高度和冷（我真的讨厌冷的）。并且不确定随着我们变得更高，我将如何应对缺乏沐浴设施！

Will you be accompanied on your journey?When I decided I was doing this trek it was Dec 2019 and wasn’t sure if I could talk anyone into coming with me so I decided to take the trip with an organized trekking company- Evertrek. When chatting one day about my plans, my really good friend Patrick said he really wanted to come too so we’ll be travelling together. We’ll have 1 Sherpa between the two of us (can you believe they will carry both our 10kg bags all the way and look after us!). We also have two guides and ten other fellow trekkers who we’ll meet when we get to Kathmandu.

您为什么要为乳腺癌意识筹集资金？Nine years ago I lost my Mum to breast cancer. She was one of the most positive, strong, determined and kind individuals you could have met. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, sadly losing her battle in 2013 after going through many treatments. My Mum ate well, exercised (a lot), was a non-smoker, moderate drinker and lived a healthy life. She too loved the mountains. She also checked and reported symptoms early so she was a perfect example of what we should all do. Sadly, she was just unlucky. The PREVENT BREAST CANCER charity recently supported us here on site with a great event which was attended by many of our work colleagues. Predict. Prevent. Protect. They call it their mantra. As the only UK charity entirely dedicated to the prediction and prevention of breast cancer, they’re committed to freeing the world from the disease altogether. Unlike many cancer charities, they’re focused on preventing, rather than curing. Promoting early diagnosis, screening and lifestyle changes, they believe they can stop the problem before it starts. And being situated at the only breast cancer prevention centre in the UK, they’re right at the front-line in the fight against the disease.

How can others donate?My trip to Nepal and personal challenge to reach Everest Base Camp is completely self-funded so any donations received will go directly to Prevent Breast Cancer. I have a ‘just giving’ page set up so please if you would like to support such a great worthwhile cause (and me) head here to donate.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/helene-doggett

Helene leaves for Kathmandu on Friday! Good luck Helene!!