Immediate release
Link to web film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aug3xX3A8oc&feature=youtu.be
Alex Jones is solid as a rock as she completes
day two of Sport Relief challenge
The One Show presenter has just 200ft to climb on final day
Alex Jones has completed 1000 feet of her climbing challenge for Sport Relief, Alex Against the Rock
– a three day ordeal which will see her face sheer hell as she attempts to scale 1200ft up the mighty
Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park, Utah.
An exhausted Alex was encouraged to reach her suspended tent-bed last night by fans who took to
Twitter to urge her on in her last stretch of the day. As darkness drew, comedian Sarah Millican was
one of many supporters who tweeted:
“@sportrelief will someone there shout 'COME ON ALEX, YOU CAN DO IT' for me please?”
Having hauled herself a whopping 700 feet up the vertical rock to reach her hammock style bed for
the night, Alex needed a restful sleep to recharge and fight fatigue ahead of the finish line today
(Thursday 20th March). With just 200 feet to go, the final stretch is in sight – but the worst is yet to
come as Alex needs to tackle a tricky overhang protruding far out above the canyon floor.
This mammoth challenge has seen Alex put in three solid months of gruelling training with an expert
team to help her conquer the colossal rock face. Not only is it an exhausting ordeal during the day,
when she is burning up to 700 calories per hour, but at night time too when has to sleep on the
vertical rock in a suspended tent. She also has to forgo washing and is likely to suffer sore muscles,
achy feet and cuts and bruises to her hands.
Alex needs the public’s support to keep her going – she’s a long way from home and a long way from
the ground – so sponsor her at sportrelief.com/Alex. Viewers can follow her mountainous journey,
and triumphant ascent, live on The One Show tonight from 7pm, BBC One and in a special
documentary on Sunday 23rd March, 3.15pm, BBC One.
Money raised from the challenge will be spent to help people living incredibly tough lives in the UK
and around the world, including families affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
-EndsFor more information please contact:
Comic Relief Media Team
020 7820 2500
[email protected]
For more information about the Comic Relief Media Team, please go to:
www.comicrelief.com/media-centre
Find us on Twitter - @sportrelief and Facebook - facebook.com/SportRelief
Notes to editors
About the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games
The first ever Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games take place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd March
2014. The public can join the fun and games by running, swimming or cycling their way to raising
cash at over a thousand venues around the country, including the landmark events at Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park
About Sport Relief
As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get
active, raise cash and change lives. Since 2002, Sport Relief has raised over £195million. The money
raised by the public is spent by Comic Relief to help people living incredibly tough lives, both at
home in the UK and across the world.
From David Walliams’ Thames swim to Eddie Izzard’s 43 marathons in 51 days, Sport Relief has a
unique history of brave celebrities taking on gruelling physical challenges to raise cash and change
lives, and Sport Relief 2014 will be no exception.
Visit sportrelief.com to keep up with the latest news.
Comic Relief is a UK charity, which aims to create a just world, free from poverty. The money raised
by Comic Relief, through its fundraising campaigns Red Nose Day and Sport Relief as well as other
initiatives, is spent at home in the UK and across the world to help people, families and whole
communities stand on their own two feet.
Comic Relief is a registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)