14/08/2026
🏔️ They made it to the top of Everest ... and then they kept going!
A huge congratulations to father and son Nathan and Henry Waterhouse, who have completed their incredible challenge to climb the equivalent height of Everest from Base Camp to summit in support of NASS.
Starting on 2 July, they set themselves a target of climbing 3,485 metres at their local bouldering wall. After 587 individual climbs across nine sessions, they reached the summit - and then went another 21 metres for good measure, finishing on an amazing 3,506 metres!
And they didn’t just exceed their climbing target. Nathan and Henry originally hoped to raise £1,000 for NASS, but they’ve gone on to raise an incredible £1,652 – smashing their target by more than 65% – plus an additional £374 in Gift Aid. 💚
Nathan, who lives with axial SpA himself, told us that the encouragement they received along the way helped spur them on, although we think completing 587 climbs probably required a fair bit of determination of their own!
We’ve absolutely loved following Nathan and Henry’s progress over the past few weeks. Thank you both for taking on such a brilliantly creative challenge and for raising such an amazing amount to support people living with axial SpA.
3,485m target → 3,506m climbed
£1,000 target → £1,652 raised
Nathan and Henry, you absolutely smashed it. Congratulations! 🏔️👏
If their challenge has inspired you to fundraise for NASS, we’d love to hear from you. 💚
