Club R19 gives thanks to
Alfonso Blas and
Carlos Cardelle for their spectacular achievement in climbing Denali. They teamed up to give increased visibility to Uner
,
Rafiqui and
Club R19 in support of Cystic Fibrosis. Well done Alfonso and Carlos!! Click here for more about this challenge.
Entrevista de televisión sobre Superpepe con dos miembros del Equipo C: Josephine Riquelme-Beneyto y Francisco Campello Peral
Photo, 19 June 2021, Operation C Members:
Carmen Sánchez, President, Rotary Club Alicante Puerto
Josephine Riquelme, Club R19
TV presenter, Miriam, of the 'día a día' (day-to-day) show interviews Josephine and Jon about CLUB R19 - select here to watch the recording.
R19 Founders, Josephine Riquelme and Jon Griffith, discuss R19 following the Triple Peaks Mountain Challenge
on live radio with Rosa Lucas on 06 November 2018. You can see the photos here. The following is a summary:
R19 was founded:
1. In honour of Raquel to bring awareness about cystic fibrosis [cf]
2. To raise funds to support people with cf
3. To undertake challenges and events such as the Triple Peaks Challenge in order to achieve these objectives and also to highlight the importance of physical activity for people with cf - in other words, more exercise and less medicines
With respect to the Triple Peaks Challenge, two weeks ago three R19 teams climbed three mountains in three countries in order to coincide with Raquel's first anniversary - one team climbed the highest mountain in continental Spain, Mulhacén (3479m), another team the highest mountain in Africa which is also the highest free-standing mountain in the world, Kilimanjaro (5895m), and a third team climbed the highest mountain in Wales, Snowdon (1085m).
In a two month period, September and October, R19 has produced a Concert with international artists, run two marathons and climbed three mountains, raising over €15,000. See some of the photos here.
A little breather is required! However, we are thinking about the next challenge and that it is something quite spectacular!
R19 was founded:
1. In honour of Raquel to bring awareness about cystic fibrosis [cf]
2. To raise funds to support people with cf
3. To undertake challenges and events such as the Triple Peaks Challenge in order to achieve these objectives and also to highlight the importance of physical activity for people with cf - in other words, more exercise and less medicines
With respect to the Triple Peaks Challenge, two weeks ago three R19 teams climbed three mountains in three countries in order to coincide with Raquel's first anniversary - one team climbed the highest mountain in continental Spain, Mulhacén (3479m), another team the highest mountain in Africa which is also the highest free-standing mountain in the world, Kilimanjaro (5895m), and a third team climbed the highest mountain in Wales, Snowdon (1085m).
In a two month period, September and October, R19 has produced a Concert with international artists, run two marathons and climbed three mountains, raising over €15,000. See some of the photos here.
A little breather is required! However, we are thinking about the next challenge and that it is something quite spectacular!
VER A JOSEFINA RIQUELME DE CLUB R19 E IRENE SANTOS DE TEATRALIZARTE CON MIRIAM QUESADA DE TeleElx EN DIRECTO - SEPTIEMBRE 2018
Mulhacén at 3,479m is the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Cordillera Penibética. It is named after Abu l-Hasan Ali, known as Muley Hacén
in Spanish, the penultimate Muslim King of Granada in the 15th century who, according to legend, was buried on the summit of the mountain.
Congratulations Jenny and thank you for supporting CLUB R19 and taking up this challenge in memory of Raquel! It was very wet and muddy on the towpath but Jenny made good time with one and fifty nine minutes. Jenny says her memories of Raquel kept her going :)
A great success for cystic fibrosis in honour of Raquel.