By Shanan Spencer-Brown Executive Director, Royal LePage Shelter Foundation It’s difficult to put into words how the Machu Picchu Challenge for Shelter affected me and my fellow “trekkers.” While we were prepared to hike long distances and to expect the uncertainty of the high elevation and resulting lack of oxygen, I don’t think many of…
It was difficult: really difficult. Yet when they considered the challenges facing the women and children that they raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support, they knew it was worth every blister and oxygen-starved gasp. The first group of Andéan trekkers from Royal LePage arrived back at their homes across Canada today; two groups…
By Phil Soper As you have no doubt heard by now, this summer a brave group of Royal LePagers are taking on one of the world’s most famous challenges: trekking to the lost city of Machu Picchu, Peru. When I was young and foolish, I tackled this mountain adventure and I can tell you it…
