STEPSsister Cheryl Howard starts her climb in Uganda

STEPSsister Cheryl Howard begins her epic climb of the Rwenzori Mountains to raise funds and awareness for STEPS on 6 June 2015.

The range is approximately 100km long and 50km wide, the highest point being Margherita Peak (the one Cheryl plans to summit), which stands at 5 111 metres.

Read more about this mammoth undertaking and what Cheryl has to say about why she climbs mountains here.

Cheryl on the summit of Mount Elbrus last year
Cheryl on the summit of Mount Elbrus last year