KEITH DADDOW: #SAVEAMAN
Not that it’s a competition, but that’s more than
breast cancer! Go figure. Anything I can do to
be loud and proud about prostate cancer, and
help in any way that I can, is my goal. I do some
motivational speaking and always ask for the miTo stand at its summit is to literally stand on top of crophone to ‘shout it out’ wherever I am.”
the world. For most adventurers, Kilimanjaro is an
essential bucket list item, a must-do before I go For Keith, the journey to climb Kilimanjaro was
destination. For some thought, it’s not just the buck- one he was compelled to commit to. The climb
et list, in fact quite the opposite.
itself is rated a 5/5 as far as challenging climbs
go, it can be a brutally physical challenge, but
For one man, it serves a purpose; it serves as one of
the fitter you are, the more enjoyable the experithe largest podiums known to man. In November
2014 Kilimanjaro was the place for Keith Daddow ence will be. Leg strength and stamina
Majestically soaring above the rainforests of the
East African plains, the rising peak of Kilimanjaro,
the highest freestanding mountain in the world at
5895m, is absolutely breathtaking.
to raise awareness of prostate cancer in men, and
to stand and shout from the top of the world, that “In preparation for the trip, I simply got into going
to boot camps as there are plenty of free ones
he was 3 years Cancer Free.
out there. Plus, one of my good friends, Olympic
At 42, Keith was diagnosed with prostate cancer. and World Champion Rower Amber Bradley, be“I knew what it was thanks to my father’s advice came one of my personal trainers. She lives just
to ‘keep an eye on it’ after he was diagnosed around the corner” he said. “Amber was awewith prostate cancer at 66” he said. “The doctor some. She made me do a spin classes, plenty of
said that if I had waited three years to come in, he lunges and squats and stairs, oh god the stairs!”
would have been giving me just a couple of years
to live. How lucky am I?”
Keith admits to having a habit of over training.
His training schedules with Amber, combined
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer di- with his two other trainers from CALO Health, enagnosed in Australia and the third most common sured he was well looked after, and kept on his
cause of cancer death. 1 in 5 men will be diag- case so that he didn’t burn out.
nosed with it by age 85. Keith Daddow is a very
loud voice for Prostate Cancer Awareness.
As you can imagine for an adventure as chal-
One Aussie bloke dies every
three hours from prostate
cancer.
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lenging as Kilimanjaro, you are faced with a lot
of challenges along the way. Small mistakes and
slip-ups can be devastating, and can jeopardise
the whole journey. Keith’s challenges were small
in comparison to some, he says