A Bollington woman will navigate the Himalayas to raise money for charity.

Education Consultant Jeanie Davies wants to fundraise for a local women's centre.

She'll do this by scaling the Indian part of the Himalayas mountain range, also carrying 15kg on her back at all times.

The self-employed author is training up White Nancy every week, ready for her big challenge in November.

From White Nancy to the white mountains of the Himalayas.... (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

The mum-of-two wants to raise £3000 for Stockport Women's Centre, where women in Macclesfield's nearby town of Stockport can go to be in a safe environment to access the right services.

And despite the epic hike being months away, she's already raised an incredible £700.

Jeanie told Macclesfield Nub News about why she is doing this challenging fundraiser.

"I wanted to support a women's charity as we are in a time where centres and refuges are being cut", said Jeanie, who has lived in our area since 2006.

As well as a GoFundMe page [linked on this article] Jeanie is hosting music and yoga events to raise her £3000 goal. (Image - Jeanie Davies)

"I'll be going to the Himalayas on my own but doing the hike as a guided tour with other people doing it for various charities.

"This path is not very well walked, so it will be great to walk up a route that isn't often touched. It will be a full trek of six days.

"As well as the walk through the Himalayas, I recently held a fundraising kitchen disco, and will be raising money through other events like teaching yoga at Blossom Festival at Wilmslow's Quarrybank Mill.

"I also teach yoga in my garden, which will also raise money for Stockport Women's Centre. I find yoga is better outside as you really feel connected with nature.

For her dayjob, Jeanie is director of LCC Consultancy and co-founder of Schoolgenie. Being self-employed means she can train whenever she wants, ahead of this winter's expedition. (Image - Jeanie Davies / http://jeaniedavies.co.uk)

"I've never done anything like this before. I trekked in Madagascar years ago but it was not for charity.

"To have raised so much already it feels amazing and speaks volumes to the generosity of the people involved.

"Thank you to family, friends and the people of Macclesfield for your donations so far. I'm always bowled over by the kindness of people where we live."

Macclesfield Nub News contacted Stockport Women's Centre for comment.

The city of Dharmsala [pictured] will be the start of her journey, before ascending to the village of Bir. (Image - CC 2.0 Rignam Wangkhang bit.ly/3NaPfdu Unchanged)

A spokeswoman said: "We very much rely on the support of our local community and when we heard that Jeanie wanted to take on a challenge on our behalf we were delighted."

"To find out that the challenge was a breath-taking Himalayan trek, it took our breath away. For Jeanie, this will be a once in a lifetime experience but for the women we support, her fundraising efforts could be life changing.

"Our services make a difference to more than a thousand women every year. Women who desperately need our support but were only able to do so thanks to the generosity of people like Jeanie and her amazing supporters. We can't thank Jeanie enough and hope she enjoys every moment of her challenge. 

Macclesfield: You can donate to Jeanie's crowdfunder on this link.

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