Dave was one of the kindest souls you were ever likely to meet, he was... frankly... hard as nails.
As a skydiver, he made many friends through the sport. And on January 29th 2012, eight of his ex-Leeds Uni skydiver mates will compete in the Winter Tough Guy event in his honour!
Although Dave was one of the kindest souls you were ever likely to meet, he was... frankly... hard as nails. The eight of us on the other hand are basically a bunch of pansies by comparison, and would probably never dream of doing something like this if not inspired by our greatly missed friend. In other words, this is going to be seriously hard! The training is well under way though: Fitness levels have increased, bellies have shrunk and levels of regular alcohol consumption have been carefully reconsidered.
Oh and by the way, we will be taking part dressed as fairies.
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Plenty of reason to sponsor us then! Half of what you donate will go to Tough Guy's official charity, the Fund Our Heros Horse Sanctuary. This Sanctuary provides training in a variety of jobs suitable for severely disabled people returning from war or disaster. The Tough Guy organisers have kindly given us permission to donate the other 50% to The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (Charity Registration No: 1134205) in direct memory of Dave.
