Kennington climber scales mountain and volcano (From Oxford Mail)

Kennington climber scales mountain and volcano

1:10pm Friday 10th September 2010 in

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A FUNDRAISER has completed a heroic charity expedition to climb a mountain and an active volcano, writes Tom Jennings.

Kaveh Fatemian, 25, climbed Iran’s 5,610-metre Damavand and Tanzania’s 5,895-metre high Kilimanjaro, the tallest in Africa.

Mr Fatemian, of Kennington Road, Kennington, climbed both in three weeks to raise £6,000 for Cancer Research UK.

Now he is facing his next challenge – his new job in the financial services industry in London.

The former John Mason School, Abingdon, pupil said: “It’s good to be home, but it’s a shock to be back at work after trekking five or six hours a day up the side of a mountain.”

Mr Fatemian said the climbs were challenging, particularly when temperatures plummeted to minus 35ºC, but that he was bolstered by support back home.

He said: “At no stage did I let myself even consider not making it to the top.

“When you’ve had so many people support and put their faith in you, you’ve got to push through and make sure you finish no matter what.”

In April last year he ran from Paris to London for the charity – and ran in each city’s marathon. He has raised about £20,000 for the charity.

He said: “I’ve still got a few things I want to do while the body is willing. After all, it’s such an important cause.”