GLOBETROTTING charity fund raiser Peter Galloway has completed a hat-trick of trips - this time on foot.

The 59-years-old Atherton computer whizz has recently returned blister-footed from Desert Challenge '99, a trek in Jordan, in aid of FSID, the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths.

The event was a test of fitness and stamina for the 79 participants who started out from the summit of Mt Nebo in the South of Amman and finished 115km later at Petra.

For Peter, of Old Hall Mill Lane, a computer consultant in Manchester, it was his second Jordanian adventure.

In 1997 he completed his first cycle ride there to help the National Deaf Children's Society.

He followed this with a 270 miles, troublefree cycle tour of Cuba last October for the same cause.

To take part in his latest challenge Peter had to pay £200 to register and guarantee sponsorship of £2,000.

He said: "FSID helps in the quest to discover more about the distressing cot death syndrome and acts as a great support for bereaved families.

"The trip was an arduous, but exhilarating trek over desert mountains, along broad and narrow dried up wadis, with extremes of temperature - a daytime maximum of 85F and frost at night.

"Our Jordanian back-up team prepared Bedouin tents at each of the five camp sites and their donkeys carried our water supply.

"All the walkers suffered blisters and bruises from the steep descents down the desert mountains."

Anyone wishing to help boost sponsorship can send cheques payable to FSID to Peter at his Atherton home, postmark M46 ORG.

His next venture is a sponsored cycle ride in Turkey in the autumn, again for FSID.

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