Stuart Aird: King of the Mountain
Posted by Hughie Samson (at 2010/08/19 08:10)
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The King of the Mountain Charity Race was scheduled to take place on June 26th but unfortunately the race had had to be canceled because of inclement weather.
Since then the race has been rescheduled, however, and now it will take place on August 28th.
Australian Stuart Aird is the race’s organizer.
Last week he took some time to tell me about it.
“The King of the Mountain Charity Race is a fun day out with a group of great people who like the great outdoors.”
"It is a race,” he explained, “and the race takes place over grueling but beautiful Wochulsan.
"Some people will set out to race each other to the finish but many will come along to hike the mountain at their own pace.”
Stu also told me about the race’s origin:
“A few years ago I hiked with a friend over Wolchulsan.
“Some parts of the trail were surprisingly difficult to get through and we joked that one day we should race one another over it.
“But as time went by I thought more and more about our actually doing so.
"Eventually I decided that if we were to race one another over we could make things more interesting by inviting others to join us.
“Finally I decided that if we were going to follow through then we should also raise some money to donate to a good cause.”
And so the King of the Mountain Charity Race was born.
This year marks the race’s second running, and last year’s race – the first – turned out to be a great success.
Many wanted to see the race repeated again this year, and Stu, pleased with last year’s outcome, was happy to comply.
This year Stu will donate the race’s proceeds to Andrea Hildebrand and Trevor Homeniuk’s Environmental Awareness Education Program.
“I really believe in what Andrea and Trevor are doing so I wanted to use the race to help them out," he explained.
"It makes me happy to see them doing what they’re doing.
"I admire that they’re trying to make the world a bit of a better place.”
Check out the race’s English website for details, directions, and to register: http://www.kingofthemountain.110mb.com
Check out the race’s Korean website for details, directions, and to register: http://www.kingofthemountainkorean.110mb.com
The Facebook event page can be accessed here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120703017969974&ref=ts
And Stu can also be contacted directly…
… by phone: 010.5542.0675
… by email: walkabout.wombat@gmail.com
… on Facebook: Stuart Aird
(Final photograph is courtesy of A. Jake Preston.)
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