Hi, my name is Lianne, I am 45 years old and I have been a London Taxi Driver for 19 months. I love my job but have found that my body does not, resulting in all kinds of aches and pains from being sat for extended periods of time. I started Pilates to alleviate the …
Hello, my name is Bob and I’m 54 years old and have been manacled to a cab for 18 years. I’m always on the lookout for a challenge whether it be doing the knowledge or riding motorbikes in the Sahara desert. When climbing Kilimanjaro was first mentioned last year it immediately caught my interest …
Hello all .. I’m Tim, 53yrs old and was the non-cabbie to summit with the CDK 2019 team. I have been involved with CDK almost since its beginnings and was absolutely proud and privileged to have been invited to become a team member. My main roles are to document the epic challenges and training events …
On 24th August 2018, my life changed forever. I replied to a tweet looking from Roshan Varma looking for fellow Cabbies who wanted to lose weight get fit then climb Kilimanjaro a year later. Cabbies do Kilimanjaro was born. Now the hard work began. I took Be Military Fit up on their kind offer of …
Hi, I’m 53 years old and one of the original members of Cabbies do Kilimanjaro. I got bitten by the Kilimanjaro bug 14 months ago when we formed CDK. The journey I have been on so far has been amazing. After losing 4 stones and turning my life around summiting Kilimanjaro was the pinnacle and …
Christina is one of our most important Team 2020 members. Although Christina will not be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with us (although she is more than welcome!) she is an integral part of Cabbies do Kilimanjaro. Christina was the driving force behind our media coverage in 2019 and made and did an absolutely fantastic job of …
Hello everyone, my name is Nancy, I’m 52 and have been a London cabbie for 15 years. I love the outdoors, walking my dog, running and generally keeping healthy. My friends and family are teasing me that I’m having a mid-life crisis but I’m going to prove to myself and them that I can take …
Hello everyone, my name is Stella Wood,. I live in SE London and have 2 grown-up children. I have been a taxi driver since 2001 and I am also a tour guide. For a long time, I have wanted to take the challenge of climbing Kilimanjaro, so now is a great opportunity to achieve this. …
My name is Lynsey Lockhart, I’m 44 and have an 18 year old son. I’ve been a London Taxi Driver now for almost 8 years and I thoroughly enjoy working the cab. I got married to Stuart in July and he is also in the team. When I heard the CDK were doing it again …
I’m Sarah and I turned 50 this year, although my head still thinks I’m 20! I have an 18 year old daughter, a dog and a horse. I love being outside and walking and was considering joining in with the challenge when someone said I wouldn’t be able to do it. So that made up …
This year we are raising funds for special needs and disadvantaged children. The charities we are supporting are London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children and a Tanzanian Childrens’ Charity.