Lydia's 'Everest in a day' fundraiser for Kimi's Legacy Fund

On Thursday the 6th of September the local climbing community and I will be collectively attempting to climb the height of Mt Everest at Extreme Edge Panmure to raise money for the Kimi Worrell Legacy Fund. Please donate to help continue the legacy of the incredible person that Kimi was and to avoid more people having to go through the pain that her family and friends have had to experience.

Lauren Kimiyo Worrell was a 28 year old American living in Auckland. She'd just finished her masters degree from UoA getting an A+ on her thesis 'New Directions for Sustainable Transport Policy in Auckland', an area which she intended on working in. She was an avid outdoors enthusiast and rock climber.

Kimi passed away at Castle Rock in the Coromandel on the 19th of August in an accident that caused her to fall 120m to the forest floor.

A legacy fund has been created in Kimi's name, the proceeds of which will be placed in a trust. The interest of this trust will be used exclusively to replace existing fixed lines and hardware in climbing areas around Nz from this day on.