Aviva Investors plans Mount Toubkal climb for CASCAID

Intrepid team to scale Atlas Mountains for charity

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Aviva Investors' head of UK wholesale Jeremy Leadsom is leading an expedition to climb a combined 83,300 metres to the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains to raise funds for industry charity group CASCAID.

Leadsom will be part of a team heading to the 4,167-metre summit of Mount Toubkal in Morocco, including 15 colleagues from Aviva Investors and three family members. Setting off on 18 May are Ben Carter, Tom Wells, Iain Buckle, Phil Lambert, Derek Walker, Heather Jackson, Greg Clark, Paul Rasbach, Mark Young, Judith Shaw, Paras Shah, David Butler, James Moore, Ross Ford, Barry Haddingham, and Simon, Paddy and Johnny Leadsom. Video: Keeping up with CASCAID - the abseil challenge "We are incredibly excited to be able to raise money by tackling the highest mountain in North Africa," L...

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