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My name is Jim and this is the 50M2Y challenge.
The last few years have been particularly tough both financially and mentally. I lost my Mum to Dementia and also got made redundant from my computer games industry job. My health started to suffer - after passing blood for a year and having two colonoscopies I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowell Disease in November 2025. This has been hard to take and causes me anxiety which I am trying to work through - it isn’t easy with the symptoms and ongoing care but I am trying my very best to push on. It has made me realise you only have one life and I would love to achieve something different and summit many more mountains before it’s too late. I want to move forward and this project will certainly help me achieve this as it will give me something of real substance to aim for as I yearn to get some direction back in my life since I turned 50 last year.
Ultimately this project is dedicated to my beloved late Mum who passed away from Dementia in 2023 - it was hard to take watching my mums decline over a 7-year period so I would love to make my Mum proud by continuing on this journey which is known as MOM - Moving Our Mind.
I have undertaken many events for charity and raised some good amounts including £1500 in April 2023 when I summited Snowdon for Dementia UK. I have been passionate about Mountains and Hiking for many years and I have been walking and running for nearly 10 years - I started exercising after hitting my lowest ebb back in 2013 after being diagnosed with Tinnitus. I felt I needed to make a change to try and get through it so I started to get outdoors and into nature more.
I have done some epic hikes including Trolltunga, Ben Nevis, Tryfan, Scafell Pike, Pulpit Roch and many more but I want to expand on this journey further and take it to the next level so I need funding and sponsors to do it as all of the hikes and equipment such as drones, cameras, software, clothing, petrol and parking etc have been self-funded.
The goal for this project is to travel to various countries across the world to summit some of the most EPIC & ICONIC Mountains and capture the footage so people can see these magnificent sights from the comfort of their homes.
There are 50 Mountains and Trails on the list and the goal is to hike and scramble up some of the highest in their respective countries over a 2-year period between August 2026 & August 2028 .
This is the definitive list:
--- EUROPIAN REGION ---
TRIGLAV
ZUGSPITZE
GALDHOPIGGEN
SURTNINGSUE
KJERAG
MOUNT RIGI
GRINDELWALD
THE OLD MAN OF STORR
SGURR ALASDAIR
BIDEAN NAM BIAN
BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR
FIMMVOROUHLAS
HAALDA
KIRKJUFELL
SLAETTARATINDUR
RYSY
CARRAUNTOOHIL
SLEEVE DONARD
TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO
SCHAFREUTER MOUNTAIN
LA TOURNETTE
--- ASIAN REGION ---
MOUNT FUGI
MOUNT KITA
MOUNT KINPU
HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN
TIANZI MOUNTAIN
ZHANGJIAJIE
MOUNT FANSIPAN
DOI INTHANON
TAI MO SHAN
--- NORTH AMERICAN REGION ---
GRAND CANYON
HUMPHREY’S PEAK
MOUNT WHITNEY
HALF DOME
TELESCOPE PEAK
MOUNT CHARLESTON
SOUTH SISTER
MOUNT MITCHELL
MOUNT WASHINGTON
MOUNT MARCY
MOUNT KATAHDIN
--- SOUTH AMERICAN REGION ---
MACHU PICCU
VINICUNCA
CHACHANI VOLCANO
--- AFRICAN REGION ---
TABLE MOUNTAIN
STERKHORN MOUNTAIN
DU TOITS PEAK
--- OCEANIA REGION ---
MOUNT KOSCIUSZKO
MOUNT OSSA
CRADLE MOUNTAIN
There are a lot of mountains to cover and I will continue to record all of this footage and bring it to you in 4K on my YouTube channel which I have been building up over the last 3 years and I hope to continue doing that. This channel is not just a point and click adventure - when I am out hiking I like to tell people about the history of the mountain or trail with various facts such as the history, geology and elevation as well as tips for parking and hiking the trail for yourself. To top it off there are awesome views and drone footage of these amazing trails and mountains.
You can check out my website and channel here:
https://youtube.com/@movingourmind
So where will the FUNDS go?
The money will go towards travel costs as there will be many flights to take as well as campsites, hotels, equipment, parking, petrol, car hire and general living costs as I also need to keep paying my mortgage and supporting my family. I currently work freelance as a 3D Animator but work is never guaranteed in this role. I will also need to prepare properly with fitness, altitude and technical training to make sure I am fit enough to finish these hikes and stay safe. Triglav in Slovenia is a gruelling 17 mile hike and 7,500 feet of elevation gain with some scrambling and ropes required near the summit so I need to be fully prepared for this. Mount Whitney is also a mega 14,550 feet so I need time to prepare for the altitude and the strenuous elevation gain as mountains are dangerous places and much prep work is needed to have the best chance of summiting safely.
The end goal is also to register Moving Our Mind as an official charity in the UK and with this funding I will be a step closer to doing this and helping more people.
Thanks very much for viewing my Go Fund Me page and I hope you can help me achieve my goal by donating.
All the best
Jim x
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