StanChart faces uphill challenge
BANKS have been facing a pretty hilly time of late, with arguably more downs than ups. But Standard Chartered has added a few more mountains to its obstacle course.
The British bank has joined forces with Bermondsey’s Salmon Youth Centre to take on the Three Peaks Challenge, a bumper hike which involves climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales – Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – within 24 hours.
The team, which includes Standard Chartered executives Nicholas Philpott, Gregory Atack and Goncalo Lima as well as Salmon Youth teenagers, is aiming to raise £10,000 to help fund the centre’s work with disadvantaged young people in South London.
And with a total ascent of 3,000 metres, let’s hope these Salmon can make it upstream.
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