In 2011 British ex-pat Alan Gandy walked the length of Lanzarote and raised over 1300 for Charity. This year, on April 7th 2012 he starts another walk this time across the 7 main islands that make up the Canaries.

Having said after last years walk hed never do it again, Alan soon changed his mind after getting such a thrill out of both the sense of achievement he got from the challenge itself, and that in doing it he was able to help others.

Alan says; Obviously I enjoy the long distance walking in itself, and though not everyones idea of a holiday, it is mine. Its a challenge, and hard work so if whilst doing these things I can raise awareness, and hopefully some money for extremely worthy causes, as I feel the charities I support are thats a massive bonus!

He adds, Last years walk of Lanzarote wasnt too bad, this year Im not underestimating the 4 to 500km involved and am well aware that this is going to be much, much more difficult.

Alan expects to complete the walk in between two and three weeks, but has said that if it takes longer, then short of a major injury, Im not coming home until Ive finished!

The Siete Islas walk has taken a lot more in terms of planning than the previous event, and Alan has been training for a number of months with Lanzarote based Personal Trainer, Mitch Mitchell. He has also received financial support to cover equipment and travel expenses from currency exchange company AxiaFX.co.uk.

Alan is supporting the same charities he did last year - Nios Tercer del Mundo, the Lanzarote based charity that undertakes projects in the Third World; and The Rose Road Association a UK charity that provides support to disabled children and their families.

Starting in Orzola, Lanzarote, the planned finishing point of the walk will be the south of La Palma via Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, la Gomera and El Hierro.

Anyone wishing to sponsor the walk can do so via justgiving.com/Alan-Gandy-Siete-Islas-2012 and can follow Alans progress on his blog at alangandy.com .

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Contact information
Email: [email protected]
Telephone (English): 0034 663 603 345 Alan Gandy
Telephone (Spanish): 0034 620 011 408 - Irma Echeverra