UPDATE - Issue 23 - Autumn 2005
More Prostate Miles
Grandfather-of-two, Harley Atkinson, raised more than £3,000 for Prostate Research Campaign UK during his six day walk along the 95-mile West Highland Way from Milngavie, a suburb of Glasgow to Fort William.
He was in the middle of a course of radiotherapy so needed to ask his surgeon's permission. Roger Kirby is a great walker himself. 'If you feel well enough, go for it' he said. 'And by the way, why not get yourself sponsored?'
'The radiotherapy left me feeling fairly knocked out but I was absolutely determined to go ahead. The highest peak was about 4,000 feet and the longest day, 23 miles,' Harley says.
He and his friends completed the walk over six days, carrying all their own gear on their backs and staying at B & Bs overnight. 'It's not a particularly hard walk,' he laughs. 'But there is a fair amount of climbing. My little triumph was to do this less than two weeks after finishing a six week course of radiotherapy.'