About Laing House
Laing House is a support centre for youth living with mental illness. It is a youth-driven and community-based organization where young people between 16 and 30 years of age, who are living with a mental illness, can get the support they need to rebuild their lives. Since opening in 2001, Laing House has assisted over 300 youth from across the Maritimes. There are currently 100 members of Laing House. Programs, including employment, healthy living, education, and peer and family support, help youth recognize and develop their own strengths, talents and resources in a welcoming, respectful and collaborative environment. Laing House is the first of its kind in Canada.
The supportive environment of Laing House allows youth and staff to build meaningful relationships. They work together to create personal development, community education, and advocacy programs. These experiences and opportunities provide youth with support and resources to further educational and vocational paths. They develop the life skills needed to form relationships, secure safe housing, and experience hope for their futures. A variety of unique programs and services are employed to attain these goals. Laing House looks forward to a day where the stigma surrounding mental illness has dissipated and there is equal opportunity for all.
Thank you to all Laing House supporters!
The support that Laing House has received as a result of this climb has been fantastic. We wish to express our gratitude to all of you. Like all charities, Laing House feels the impact of the recession. The extra funds raised as a result of this climb will provide Laing House with the resources to continue to serve young people struggling with mental health issues. Thank you!
We awoke to a very cold morning at Shira 1. We are in an alpine desert. There is very little water to act as a heat sink during the night. It can be -20 Celcius at 6 PM, then the sun comes up at 6:30 and by 9 AM it can be + 20. We begin our day at 9 AM with a hike across the Plateau. It is flat and dusty.
The heather become smaller and smaller and by noon we have crossed the plateau. We climb a rocky pitch and we find the mess tent set up ready at Fisher Camp to serve us a hot lunch. Our appetites are always better when we’re exercising outdoors. That’s certainly the case at this lunch, which also means that we’re adapting well to the altitude.
We continued to climb up to Moir camp, tucked away at the end of a huge gorge, at the foot of a giant lava flow. There is less vegetation all the time and the terrain becomes rockier. At this stage, Hans was just horsing around.
We arrive at Moir Camp at 13,650 ft, our highest camp thus far. We have hiked and climbed for 7 hr 15 min.
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