John Burke in Conversation
Date: 21/10/17
Location: glór, Ennis
Time: 8pm
Description:
The first Clare man to summit the world's tallest mountain will join award winning journalist and broadcaster John Cooke in glór to chat about his 2017 Everest ascent and raising awareness for the charity he and his wife founded. Everest mountaineer and hotelier John Burke took on the challenge, partly to fulfil a personal dream, but also to raise awareness and funds for the charity Elevate, which promotes wellbeing among young people. John travelled to Nepal as part of a group of six from County Clare on April 4th last. The team took 9 days to reach Everest Base Camp before John set off on the next phase of the ascent.
Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Elevate.
For further information contact:
glór
Ennis
County Clare
Telephone: (065) 6843103
Web: www.glór.ie
Wheelchair access: Yes
Content Last Updated/Reviewed: 18/09/17
