A father has travelled to Greece for an “extreme” walking challenge raising funds for stillbirths research in memory of his daughter.
Ben Moorhouse, from Halifax, will complete 260 lengths of the 210m (670ft) Ancient Stadium of Rhodes for Kallipateira, who was stillborn at 37 weeks on 26 April 2018.
Every length – representing the endurance of living with loss – would be “walked out of pure love”, the 43-year-old said.
“I hope it creates another small piece of history on the island while ensuring Kallipateira’s legacy continues to save babies’ lives.”
About one in every 250 births in England results in a stillbirth, according to the NHS., external
After their daughter’s death, Ben and his wife Gaynor set up a charitable foundation to support stillbirths research.
“As I held Kallipateira, I promised her that I would make sure she did not die for nothing,” he said.
Ben has tackled a number of fundraising challenges since, including raising more than £10,000 for Tommy’s Rainbow Clinic in Manchester where their son Apollon was born.
The feat involved walking 120 miles (193km) from Gateshead to Manchester, before travelling to Rhodes to make 50 ascents of a mountain.
In 2023, he walked 206 miles (331km) from Edinburgh to Manchester in 59 hours.
