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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hannah Cottrell

Ex-rugby players to scale Mont Blanc in aid of mental health support in sport

Three former Exeter Chiefs are set to scale Mont Blanc to raise money for rugby’s leading mental health charity because emotional support was “non-existent” when they played the game.

Former teammates Greg Bateman, 34, Phil Dollman, 38, and Kai Horstmann, 41, will be flying out to the Alpine region on Wednesday, where they will take on Gran Paradiso “to acclimatise”, before tackling the 15,777ft (4,809m) Mont Blanc around September 11.

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