About

My name is Dilan Shah, and I was diagnosed Type 1 Diabetic in 1994. Over the last few years I have run the London Marathon, and climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, and have set myself a tough/uphill challenge for 2014 trekking to Everest Base Camp. Situated at an altitude of 5400m, I will be able to see the Top of the World, and it is place I am really looking forward to reach. From EBC we will climb further to Kalapattar, at an altitude of 5550m. Everest situated in the Himalayas means there will be several inclines and declines en-route to Base Camp, therefore there are descends whilst climbing a mountain (I know this sounds weird!). This means that I will spend 14 days in total trekking. Being a Type 1 Diabetic, as well as the physical and mental challenge of climbing, I will also have the medical challenges to overcome. See my blog for further details about the challenge: http://time2changet1d.wordpress.com/