CONGRATULATIONS!!

Martyn Sawyer has returned safely back home after finishing the second leg of this year’s grueling four-desert race – The Gobi March that took place in the remote mountainous region of Tashkorgan County on the mainland Gobi Desert route.

The 250km foot race, which took place on June 17th – 23rd 2007, was a huge physical challenge. From the start, competitors were faced with extreme weather conditions, which included heavy rainfall, the most in four decades, snow blizzards at the top of the mountain pass and extreme heat during the final stages of the event.

However, our champion managed to finished 68th amongst 180 competitors - not bad at all for someone who just turned 50! And considering that only 157 competitors actually completed all the stages of the event out of the 180 that started, Martyn truly did us proud, it was a remarkable achievement.

Even better, we are thrilled to announce that he’s upped our fund-raising total for Camp Quality to more than $700,000!!…. Now that deserves a huge round of applause from us all!

Next on his agenda will be the Atacama Crossing in Chile, which he intends to tackle early next year.

For those who still want to support Martyn in his quest for adventure for a good cause – It’s still not to late to donate, check out www.martynsdesertchallenge.com for a sponsorship form or call the Camp Quality office for donation details.