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Horsham Man helps celebrities raise money for Comic Relief russ bedford Climb Kiliminjaro twice? Not something many of us could claim to have done, in fact most of us would probably be thinking that once is more than enough and thinking about it is probably as far as we would have got. Not local man Ben Jacobs though, he has now completed the task twice, raising money for charity both times. This most recent one being in aid of Comic relief assisting 9 celebrities on their way up and down the mountain. With his company the Kings Knight group, Ben has looked after such names as Rhianna and A$AP Rocky, but he rates this as one of the hardest challenges in his professional career, “The challenge for me was to do my job, whilst climbing a mountain. Looking after 9 celebrities and the BBC crew who were making a documentary on the climb was a real test of my skills. They depended on me but we all worked really well together as a team.” Says Ben So with this extreme physical
exertion I wondered how much training one would need, Ben laughs as he recounts his preparation, “I was given 2 months notice but had to work for a month of it. So a month before the climb I began being dropped off 15-20 miles from home by my wife and then walking back, I loaded up heavy packs and walked with them too. I did this about 2-3 times a week.” One thing the training may not be able to prepare you for is the altitude and the effects it can have on the body, “The oxygen levels can really affect you at around 2500-3000m and you can start getting headaches and nausea, I was lucky not to suffer from that but both of my feet really swelled up which made it really tough and the whole team at some point felt the effects of such a climb” The Celebrities really impressed Ben though, “They all did so well and throughout they were always so determined to raise as much money as possible. I was really surprised by Leigh-Ann and Jade from Little Mix as well as Dani Dyer. Those three were so positive and worked so hard to achieve the goal.” More on page 2
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‘Big Ben’ Jacobs with BBC’s Dan Walker, former MP Ed Balls, Pointless host Alexander Armstrong, Love Island’s Dani Dyer , Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall & Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Shirley Ballas from Strictly and Broadcaster Anita Rani
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