Chris Moyles and Girls Aloud trained for mountain climb by Marlow professor (From Bucks Free Press)

Chris Moyles and Girls Aloud trained for mountain climb by Marlow professor

10:40am Saturday 21st February 2009 in News By Anna Widawska

DJ Chris Moyles and Girls Aloud stars seeking to scale Africa's highest mountain have been leant some fitness tips by a Marlow Bottom resident.

Professor Greg Whyte, a sports science expert, is providing physical, psychological and technical expertise to pop stars Kimberley Walsh and Cheryl Cole, Boyzone's Ronan Keating, Take That’s Gary Barlow, Mis-Teeq’s Alesha Dixon, GMTV host Ben Shephard as well as Fearne Cotton, Chris Moyles and Denise Van Outen.

They are preparing to climb the 5,895 metre high summit in Tanzania will start on March 1 as part of Red Nose Day.

The aim to raise cash to battle Africa's biggest killer- malaria, which kills a child in every 30 seconds across the continent.

Greg said: “We've working on strength and core stability and making sure thay are all used to walking long distances.

"Climbing Kilimanjaro is the equivelant of doing a marathon uphill so the demands are quite extreme.

“In addtion we've been working on the effect walking at altitude can have on body and the recognition of the altitude sickness.

"To do this we've used an acclimatisation chamber in Bisham so so that everyone could experience first hand what it is like walking at altitude.”

The group of celebrities and Greg will depart on February 27.