Grado's Granite to Glasgow

Grado has done a lot of crazy things in his life, but this is undoubtedly the biggest challenge he’s ever faced!

This October, he is going to cycle over 400 KILOMETRE’S all the way from Aberdeen to Glasgow – not with his legs – with his hands!

Grado will spend five days in a specially designed handbike built for all the different terrain that Scotland has to offer.

He’ll need to cycle between 75 – 100km a day, relentlessly powering himself with just his arms across five gruelling stages from the centre of Aberdeen, down Scotland’s east coast, through Fife, Edinburgh and across the central belt to Heart HQ in Glasgow.

Grado isn’t doing it alone. He’ll have extra motivation from some of the inspiring individuals at Spinal Injuries Scotland; a small charity currently in funding with Global's Make Some Noise. They will be handcycling the whole exhausting route with him.

It’s going to be an absolutely brutal challenge, but he’s doing it all for Heart’s incredible charity, Make Some Noise. The money raised will help to fund vital projects delivered by small charities in Scotland, helping to make sure no one faces life's toughest challenges alone.

This is what his week will look like...

Day 1: Aberdeen – Montrose (88km)

Day 2: Montrose –Perth (92km)

Day 3: Perth –Kirkcaldy (77km)

Day 4: Kirkcaldy –Edinburgh – Falkirk (102km)

Day 5: Falkirk –Heart HQ in Glasgow (44km)

"Since joining Heart in August, I have already had the privilege to meet many incredible people who are supported by the amazing small charities in Scotland funded by Make Some Noise.

To help raise money for this year’s appeal, I wanted to do something that would push me physically and mentally to my absolute limit. When Spinal Injuries Scotland first introduced me to a handbike, I knew it was going to be the start of a special journey!

The money you donate to Global’s Make Some Noise makes a genuine difference. There are many small charities in Scotland that wouldn’t exist without the funds you help raise, and so many lives that would be dramatically different was it not for the invaluable support these small projects give them.

From the bottom of my heartI’d be grateful for any donation you can give towards my fundraising target. This really is the toughest challenge of my life! Your support will help keep me going when my arms are burning on the road!"

Thank you, Grado x

Proudly supported by Digby Brown

Digby Brown is an independent firm of solicitors in Scotland which specialises in personal injury. In simple terms, we help people who have had bad things happen to them receive fair and rightful compensation to financially put their lives back on track. That's why if it matters to you, it matters to Digby Brown.

Follow Grado’s Granite to Glasgow on Heart Scotland’s socials @HeartScotland, on heart.co.uk and by listening to Heart Scotland Breakfast with Des Clarke, Adele and Grado on FM and DAB across the central belt on heart.co.uk/scotland, or on Global Player the official Heart app, via smart phone or smart speaker.