A record-breaking adventure athlete is preparing to tackle remote mountains where few people have gone before.

Suzy Madge, from Brighton, and her all-female expedition team will climb the Qala-e Hurst Valley in the Wakhna Corridor, north east Afghanistan, to promote the fact that there is more to Afghanistan than Helmland Province and the Taliban.

The team wants to raise awareness about the beauty of a war-torn country which boasts some of the most dramatic and breathtaking mountains, many of which are still unclimbed and unnamed.

The tourist trade in the area is starting to slowly redevelop to create a sustainable industry and improve the quality of life for the 13,500 people who live in poverty in the Wakham corridor.

Suzy and her fellow expedition members will leave London on May 25, flying directly to Dushanbe in Tajikstan and returning a month later.

The chosen charity for the Afghanistan expedition is Mountain Unity, an organisation set up to promote economic development in north east Afghanistan.

For more information go to www.mountainunity.org.