The BT Red Nose Climb
Gary Barlow Hello there,

After visiting Comic Relief projects a little while ago, I had this mad idea about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise cash for the charity.
A few months later and here I am, getting pretty nervous about the big expedition that’s now literally round the corner (and up a mighty hill).

Luckily, I’ve enlisted some mates to take on the massive mountain with me…

Alesha Dixon, Ben Shephard, Cheryl Cole, Chris Moyles, Denise Van Outen, Fearne Cotton, Kimberley Walsh and Ronan Keating are getting ready for the biggest fundraising feat of their lives – and together we’re going to need all the support we can get because we're aiming to raise a million pounds!

Make sure you follow us every step of the way on rednoseday.com/climb where you can get regular updates, read our blogs and see whether we actually make it to the top…

Wish us luck!

Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow has found a novel way of getting into shape for his epic Comic Relief climbing challenge.

Having just become a dad again for the third time, the Take That star revealed he's using his new daughter Daisy to help build up his stamina.

Flexing his right arm at the press launch for this year's celebrity challenge to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Gary revealed his new work out routine.

"Carrying the new baby this muscle here is really good at the moment," he laughed.

Gary will be joined by eight other celebs on the 20,000ft trek, including Girls Aloud singers Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh, presenters Fearne Cotton and Ben Shepherd, singer Ronan Keating, Denise Van Outen, Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and 2007 Strictly Come Dancing winner Alesha Dixon.

The team set off at the end of this month and Gary insists the blisters and altitude sickness will definitely be worth it.

"We're trying to raise a mountain of cash," he explained. "It just felt like a good reason to help Comic Relief make some money. It's going to be a personal challenge and as a team I think it's going to be great, we're going to have some fun."

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The Take That singer had read newspaper reports of AC Milan players patting David Beckham's behind in recent games, supposedly for good luck.

He told The Sun: "I could just stand there first thing in the morning and get everyone to form and orderly queue.

"One-by-one you can all come up and give it a gentle pat for luck."

Barlow will be joined by Cheryl Cole, Chris Moyles, Ronan Keating and other stars as part of the charity climb.
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Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh, Gary Barlow, Chris Moyles and Fearne Cotton are featuring on BT's Speaking Clock to raise money for Comic Relief.

The celebrities are also trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the charity.

When callers dial 123 they will be given an accurate time check and the celebrities' voices will appear in random order.

Each will replace the "pips" with their own special Comic Relief sound, ranging from kisses, raspberries and piano chords.

A special un-named guest voice will also feature in the run-up to Red Nose Day on March 13.

BT is aiming to raise more than £300,000 for Comic Relief.

It will donate 10p to Comic Relief for every call made from a BT fixed line in the UK to the Speaking Clock up to March 23.

Calls cost 30p from BT residential lines and mobile and other providers' costs may vary.