Oldham teacher taking on his next big trek

Steve will be taking on Mount Toubkal in Morocco in February

An Oldham adventurer, who has completed a string of epic challenges for charity, is training for one of his toughest yet.

Steve Hill is the deputy head at St Joseph’s RC Primary School in Shaw – and is now planning to climb to the summit of the highest mountain in North Africa.

He has raised more than £80,000 for a range of charities with a number of daring adventures, including climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc.

Steve has also trekked through the Sahara Desert, climbed Mount Elbrus, crossed the Arctic and navigated the jungles of Borneo.

His fundraising efforts have also seen him climb Mount Kinabalu, trek to Base Camp on Mount Everest and complete the Tenzing Hillary Mount Everest Marathon, finish the marathons in the North Pole, the Petra Desert, the Amazon Jungle, and complete the Uganda Marathon and Arctic Ice Ultra Marathon.

Steve will be heading to Mount Toubkal in Morocco in February, with the full encouragement of his Year 6 class.

He is raising money for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice, the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Milly’s Smiles, Chernobyl Children’s Life Line and the school’s own PTA.

Steve will be funding the trip himself.

He said: “I’m in training at present and getting myself in the best possible shape to enable me to complete this challenge and raise as much money as possible for these great Charities.

“Friends, family, colleagues and parents from school have again been fantastic all offering to sponsor me.

“My brilliant and enthusiastic Year 6 class, along with the other children, are currently organising a variety of exciting fundraising events throughout the coming weeks and months.”

To raise money, they school is planning a charity car wash, cake sales, a sponsored fancy dress run, coffee mornings, and a sponsored walk.

A fundraising page has been set up here.