Simon H Clark | Mission: £4.5 Million for the Air Ambulance That Saved My Life
Welcome, and thank you for being here.
My name is Simon Clark. In October 2019, I was left for dead at the roadside — my body shattered, my neck broken, my aorta torn wide open. The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity crew called me “the most broken patient” they’d ever seen. And yet, I survived.
This page is my promise to them — and to everyone fighting for life against impossible odds.
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What Happened to Me
A catastrophic head-on collision tore my world apart in an instant. My partner of 22 years, Lindy, was killed. I was left with:
• A torn aorta
• Punctured lungs
• Extensive brain damage
• A shattered pelvis, ribs, hips, breastbone
• Three broken vertebrae — effectively decapitating me
• Multiple ruptured organs
• Paralysis from the neck down
I spent over two months in a coma. Doctors said I’d never walk, talk, or breathe independently again. That I would never leave my hospital bed.
But I did walk out — six months later.
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Why This Page Exists
This isn’t just about me. This is about the people who saved me — and the thousands more they will save.
I am raising £4.5 million — the equivalent of just one year’s operating costs for the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity.
They gave me my life back. Now I’m devoting the rest of it to helping them — and inspiring others to never give up.
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What I’m Doing To Raise It
This isn’t a one-off fundraiser. This is a lifelong mission.
✔ Past Challenges Completed
• Pen-y-Fan, South Wales — my first summit after paralysis
• Mount Snowdon, UK — so hard I couldn’t walk for three days after
• Highlands of Iceland — 10 days across some of the most dramatic scenery on the planet, a major volcanic eruption hit at the end of the trek
• Romania — tracked bears through the mountains of Transylvania
• Mount Toubkal, Morocco — returned to climb it months after surviving the Marrakech earthquake
• Everest Base Camp, Nepal — fulfilling a promise I made from a hospital bed
Current Challenge
• The Sahara Expedition — an overland journey through Morocco’s mountains and deserts
• The North Pole — training for an expedition across the frozen Arctic, against all odds
Future Challenges
• South Pole Trek
• The Explorers Grand Slam — a global expedition to the world’s extremes
This is a growing list. Each challenge is harder than the last. Because the stakes are higher than ever.
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How You Can Help
This is where you come in.
Please consider one of the following ways to support this mission:
1. Make a One-Off Donation — every penny helps
2. Set Up a Monthly Gift — even £5/month could fund a life-saving mission
3. Share This Page — awareness saves lives
4. Sponsor a Challenge — brands and organisations, let’s talk
5. Suggest a Challenge — If you can think of something to inspire people, let me know
6. Media? Let’s Connect. I’m open to interviews, podcasts, speaking — anything that spreads the word
7. Shared Challenges. If this has inspired you to take on a challenge then let’s join forces to raise even more for the air ambulance charity.. or maybe you could suggest some challenges for me to try
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Why This Matters
Air ambulances operate on donations alone. No government funding. Just people like you keeping them flying.
Without the Great Western Air Ambulance crew, I’d be dead. They performed a thoracostomy at the roadside. They restarted my heart. They gave me a chance.
Now I’m giving everything I have to make sure others get that chance too.
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Follow the Journey
Photos, videos, updates, and behind-the-scenes content from every challenge will be posted here. You’ll see the highs, the lows, and the moments that change lives.
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Final Words
This isn’t about ego or glory. This is about legacy. About giving back. About proving that even when the world tells you it’s over — you still get to choose your story.
I was told I wouldn’t survive the week.
Now I’m walking to the ends of the Earth — so others can survive too.
Thank you for being part of this mission.
Simon H Clark
#Unconquerable
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Simon Clark
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