The One and only CIDERMAN

Ok today i've talked to WWF. After i was turned away as a donator by another charity because i would need to use planes to travel and this will contribute towards damging the enviroment (there words not mine) i thought of WWF. I've also done a search today and found a couple of other charites. One is the snowdonia society and viva who helped me turn vegan! and also the ramblers society which i found a few good friends through! And also the BUAV. So there the main charitys! Also i found i'll be able to do some voluntry work in Snowdonia national park while i'm there so i'll be doing that as well as climbing Snowdon!
Now i need sponsers! I only have one sponser form in my mums shop which is collecting sponsers well and THANK YOU everyone whos sponsered me so far!!
Well, i'll leave it there for today and take care

I have added this part on here because today i noticed some Google ads are on here now through no request of mine. I have no problem with this but i do want to make a few things clear.
I do not support any charity that supports of funds animal testing. In my opinion animal testing is unnessecery and cruel. An animals body and brain reacts totally different to a humans and epileptics such as myself whos epilepsy is uncontrolled by medication are living proof. As well as still having attacks i have a number of life changing side effects caused by anti-convulsant drugs.
Charities such as www.buav.org explain this better than i can and show what animals who are tested on go through. I urge everyone who knows nothing to pay attention to this as animal testing is sick and cruel and preventable.
Please do not think i support any charity that tests on animals. I oppose these strongly and always will.
Thanks

Hey,
For those of you who know nothing or little about epilepsy and are intrested this is the page to read.
First of all i dont have the tonic clonic or grand mal seizures where people fall over and shake. Theres about 15 types of known epilepsy. My epilepsy is 'Partial seizures'. Basically i have a scar on my frontal lobe and temperal lobe on my brain. The electrical currents we all have going around our brains need to continuosly move, with a scar it acts like a faulty door handle...now and again it wont work for a while-the results partial epilepsy! The lobes of my brain are what causes feelings like fear/anger/pleasure. With people who have partial seizures they take it and act differently. Although it may appear to the average joe bloggs they look the same, its actually effecting the person having them different. In my case when i have a seizure i cant talk, i mumble unvoluntry. I dont like holding anything and everything i see,hear,feel or touch causes me to become more frightened-i get scared of everything. Sometimes people have thought i am drunk as thats how i might appear to them. I stay still, be it standing or sitting and usually this lasts for anywhere inbetween 30 seconds and 5 minutes. It then takes me about 15 minutes to totally recover and usually i need the loo(not that you wanted to know that.lol). Then alls ok again. I do have periods of 'bad days'. Where i will wake up one day feeling attacks coming on and have 2 or 3 a day for a week or 2 days or even 2 weeks. However its not usually like that, usually about 3 days. Im not useless when im feeling ill and i can still get on with things if i push myself but alot of the time i go weeks and sometimes months without being ill so its not as bad as it may sound but its not to be taken lightly either. Im on medication as i have been all my life and it has never worked, just calmed my epilepsy down and given me a list of side effects i dont need. My neaurologist has given up on me because i wont have drugs with animal derevitives in and i wont have brain surgery which he has been pretty forceful over.
Well, thats my epilepsy basically explained! Any questions feel free to ask!

Hey,
Had a few bad days. Yesterday i was fighting attacks off all day, i had two but for the first time in my life i fought off an attack when i was on the brink of having it which is a small bonus i suppose.
I havent been arranging much as far as the trip for June is going as i've been so ill. I hate my epilepsy so much if i could grab it i would pummel it to death...Dam you epilepsy lol.
I've got to get my butt into gear though as i still have so much to arrange by June. I hate this time of year though..it gets so cold and the winds pick up and the weathers just so dam depressing. Spare a thought for the folk in California though...at least my homes not burnt down!
I'm going to explain my epilepsy in my next post. Many people arent sure what type of epilepsy i have and for those who are coming with me up snowdon who have never met me it will be good for them to know so if your not intrested ignore it!!
Well take care people

Hey,
Just thought i better come on here to say that my travel blogs on hold at the minute. Ive had a really bad day as far as it goes with my epilepsy. Ive had 2 attacks and still feeling a bit crappy now. I didnt think it might be the flu jab that caused it till mum and shellie mentioned it but its the only plausable reason so all my plans are on hold till i recover 100%.
I heard off Friends of the earth today-one of the charitys i WAS going to contribute too. Apparently they wont except my donation as the mountains are abroad and as i would have to use an aircraft it would contribute towrds damaging the enviroment. They dont seem to think of all the letters they send people pleading for money that just get thrown away and do they use there cars reguarly? Do they use pc's without good reason?I dont know but personally i think they have been petty and the contribution i was offering was from the Snowdon climb which i did make a point of reminding them in an email that although Wales is another country its not abroad and i wont be using a plane! Needless to say even if they came back and said they would accept it i would tell them im no longer willing to contribute. Theres many other smaller charitys that will except the donation!
Well ive gotta go my heads killing me and i think some more attacks are on the cards!
TC
Glen

Hi everyone
I went to get the Doc's opinion over the climbs today and with a great suprise to me he approves of it I was expecting him to tell me 'NO!' but now i have everyone ive talked to so fars support!! He didnt tell me however he was planning on giving me the flu jab and now i feel like crap
Got my first sponsers today and i might have a huge sponser soon...ive got to send a report in about what im doing and if approved it be thousands if im lucky!!!
I saw some dam kids today bugging a really pretty girl who was walking her puppy...i couldnt stick up for her because they were half a mile away(i was high up) and they had a motorbike on the carn brea land. The police do nothing and its so annoying. And cos i look vicious im not trusted so much Im not really that evil
Anyway at least now ive got my dr's support the last place for me to go for advice is c.a.b. then it'll be all systems go.
It looks a little more definite for the john ' o 'groats to lands end trip home from Ben Nevis too. I have so much to arrange but im enjoying doing it even though its making me tired I know its all for good so it makes me feel better. I just hope i get over this flu virus quickly cos i feel like poo at the minute...flippin' Dr
Oh yesterday i had my first attack for a while...England lost to cheatin' Russiaand got away with it so i was yelling at the t.v.....throwing the odd dog or cat at the screen when we missed the goal I really dont like Russia or that crazy billionaire dude who owns Chelsea.But i get wound up and have attacks..DAM U CRAZY BILLIONAIRE DUDE
OK im gone. Take care people
Glen

Ok June 2008 is a definite month for traveling up to North wales to summit snowdon. I've found a walker in Snowdonia national park whos prepared to show me the route so thats what i'll be doing.
My biggest problem is cash, or lack of it. My only reall initial costs are going to be getting all my camping/walking equipment together and the train trip up and back.
I'm getting in touch with big companys over the next few days to try and get them to sponser me. Yesterday i talked to someone at virgin and they told me to send details and they'd consider sponsering me. I also got in touch with an old friend of mine at touchgloves.co.uk and asked if they would be my main sponser.
I dont know how or where i'm gonna find the money i need but i'm not going to let go of going up in June. It's already arranged with the ramblers and people are showing intrest in joining in which is great for me.
I've have been getting really bad headaches over the past week. I'm working way to much on here...not my blog but on the net. I was on here all day yesterday. So reg brakes will be occuring today even though i have so much to do!
Well i'm gonna close for now. I'll keep this site updated as its not just for me but for those who are planning on joining in so they know whats happening. Today im gonna find out train costs and just how much camping equipment will cost...then when i recover from the faint i'll panic for a while as i'm broke and then think clearly!
Ok take care people
Glen

CARN BREA!
This is my usual walk. In the second pic to the bottom of the right of the pic you can see our dog. He's a crazy little yorkie who like myself loves scrumpy! I thought i would add this as it shows my walk i do at least twice a week. I'm even planning on doing this in the really bad weather when it gets here. But we'll see how that goes when the time arrives!
Its an amazing view from up there and to show all would take at least 15 pics as you can see the coast on one side and all the way around the other way for miles and miles! A really good walk!

Hi everyone,
I'm posting this today for all the walkers out there that may be intrested in offering advice,support or even joining in. I'm going to put all the info so far descided below and all thats in the pipeline too. Bearing in mind that these walks are for charity. Some of whats made will go towards my trip abroad to do voluntry work in other countrys. I wont expect anyone who may want to join in on the walks to contribute there sponsers to this, but this is the only way i can pay for it. Bare in mind this is not a holiday for me, i'll be going abroad to help orphaned animals and conservation work so ultimatly all thats made from the walks will go towards charity anyway as i'll be paying for flights ect myself. If you want to look over there website its www.globalxperience.com

FOR DEFINITE : Walks/climbs- Snowdon, Ben Nevis, MT. Kilimanjaro, Everest base camp.
I'm still alittle unsure whether to start these next year or whether to get a few bills paid off, sponsors collected, equiptment bought and plans done first and then do Snowdon in the winter of 2008 or in early summer of 2009 and Ben nevis in the winter of 2009. Doing it this way will give me alot more time to get sponsers, buy better equiptment and do a right 'proper job. But those first 4 are the definites!

IN THE PIPELINE : A cycle from John a groats to lands end. This is just an idea at the minute as i'll be up in Scotland doing the Ben nevis trip i thought why not do the popular bike ride home! More sponsers and more money for charity And cheaper and greener travel costs!
Also in the pipeline are other mountain climbs. I've talked to some professionals who i'll be doing the Ben nevis and other mountain climbs with and there website ( www.jagged-globe.com i think....or it might be '.co.uk') covers all the huge mountains in the world and it does make me wonder whether to plan more mountain climbs.

More importantly you should know i am epileptic. Its not as huge a deal as some people like to make of it and one of my reasons for doing this is to prove that. I thought spending 4 years of my life doing full contact kickboxing might make some attitudes change but needless to say it hasn't . I feel though i have 2 good legs and to sit on my backside watching the sun rise and set is just a waste! Also i should tell you i am not rich (unfortunatly) so getting the money together for these for me is going to take patience and drinking less scrumpy at christmas !!
But when it comes to people joining in, i dont just want to do these with a friend, i need to. If you think you can at least join me on the Snowdon climb it wont cost you much as what i will have to pay for a private guide covers 2 people so if you can be sure you can join in let me know! Bare in mind i cant drive so it may take talking on the phone and via email depending where you live. And if you feel you cant join in but may be able to sponser me please get in touch and i'll send you the details via email so you have a straight guide to my plans and where your money will go to.
Last of all, these trips will be for making the world a better place, i dont want to sound like a hippie but the world is slowly dieing through humans mistreating and mis-using and breading WAY to quickly and it is up to us to take care of mother earth and make the world a better place! All monies made will go towards doing this.
Ok i think thats enough for now.
Take care and bestwishes
Glen (aka ciderman)

Last night i thought over and over 'Should i put off going to Snowdon untill 2009'. My reason for this is i thought that maybe spending next year walking and camping and getting fit would be a good way to go about it. Then i can save money, collect sponsers, pay my debts off.
This morning im still for doing it that way but i am 'wanting to go'. So i'm wondering whether to do Snowdon later in the year of 2009?! Thing is it will make it colder and i'd probably have to do it over two days which will cost me twice as much for highring(cant spell) a private guide.
I do need to get these bills paid off but i have so many mountains im planning on climbing over the world, so many projects i want to work on over the world...its planning the next 10-15 years of my life!
But who knows, in all seriousness it might turn out that i will be to ill. Im trying to take everything into consideration and when u get confused easy cos of the tablets your on its difficult I need somone elses brain to help!!
Ok the footies on in a while so time to run

I've been looking alot more into the trip to Snowdon. I'm wondering at the minute-UNDECIDED whether to put it off for a year. Not because im scared, worried or anything like that but if i go when i was thinking of which is next June time then it's not going to leave me alot of time to get fit enough or collect many sponsers. I've never even been camping let alone climbed a mountain. Let me say again, i am not putting this off as i am very determined to do this but i feel it better to be well prepared than being unprepaired and messing up. So im thinking, as i live in Cornwall should i spend next year walking and camping and getting myself used to doing that around Cornwall and then going in 2009 to Snowdon. What to do what to do...

Since i was a child i've had epilepsy. FOr me its no big deal but others it seems that it is. I was bullied over it, had to leave school early off, ive been sacked in the past over and told i can't work over it. Im not fishing for sympathy, i dont need that, but what the reason i am telling you this is because in the past week due to consistant doubt in me over this i have become determined to take my life to another level and do the things the world seems to think i can't.
I am a vegan due to being an animal lover. I dont force my issues and beliefs on others as many animal activists do. I feel that to be wrong and when alls said on done whether its right or wrong it can only be called an opinion. None of us are perfect (i scare myself with how close i come though lol) But in all seriousness because of these beliefs and the way i've been pushed down so many times i now am going to try and go higher than i'd ever be expected to go.
A while back i thought that maybe my art would sell to raise money for charity (the website is www.artwanted.com/GlenPettifer if your intrested in taking a look) and that didn't work. So over the past week i have organised vaguely a trip for me next year. I am going to attempt Mount Snowdon in Wales as a sponsered event to try and raise money to pay for me to go on a project in Thailand to look after orphaned elephants. Half of any money raised will go to a charity of my choice-needless to say it will either be an animal or global charity. After 2008's summer i plan ben nevis in the winter of 2008. I have other places in the pipeline of my brain. Theres Mountains all over the world. The ultimate obviously will be Everest. I didn't even consider Everest untill while watching the t.v the other day my sister said "They would never let you do that.". 6 months ago i would have agreed and backed down, now though it made think "Right, i'm gonna go for it." I must say my sister didn't say it with malice. I love her so much and she is fantastic to me. She only said it believing it to be true. But in our blood we have the stubborness of the Pettifer clan and if im told i cant..i damn well will!
I'm in the process of putting a 'ladder' together, metaphorically speaking. One step at a time and dont try too much too quickly. I did kickiboxing for 4 years a while back, in that time i only had 1 attack. My instructor was and is very narrow minded and pushed me aside because of my epilepsy. Needless to say i hate him very very much!! He's the biggest i have ever met and it knocked me down when i left. Now i need to reach that peak of my fitness and from hereon in i plan on doing that so come next summer i will summit Snowdon in Wales! I'll stop for today now and let you know more as it happens