ADELAIDE adventurer Duncan Chessell will attempt to lead 10 Australian cancer survivors to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa today.

His expedition has been trekking towards the summit of the 5896m peak in Tanzania for the past seven days to mark the 21st birthday of cancer support group CanTeen.

The group includes a number of people who are celebrating five years of being cancer free.

Mr Chessell said so far everything had been going to plan.

“This is a strong group of people. They have mental and physical toughness,” he said.

“If the weather is kind to us, I believe we have a good shot at making the top.”

Chessell, 35, is a professional mountaineer and adventurer and is the only South Australia to have reached the top of Mt Everest.

Source: Newsl