Former Celebrity Big Brother star Helen Wood collapses on Mount Kilimanjaro after being struck down with a terrifying bout of altitude sickness during charity trek
The escort-turned-reality TV star failed to complete the challenge due to the medical emergency
HELEN Wood has collapsed on Mount Kilimanjaro after being struck down with a terrifying bout of altitude sickness during charity trek.
The former Celebrity Big Brother star was climbing the highest peak in Africa to raise money for good causes when disaster struck.
Helen was taking part in a charity climb for the Alzheimer's Society in honour of her mum Mary, who suffers from dementia.
She spent a week battling gruelling conditions before collapsing just short of the summit.
Helen had to be treated by medics and stretchered down the mountain, ending her bid to reach the top.
She told the Daily Star that she was "delirious" by the time she was treated by doctors.
Helen said: "It was mortifying, soul-destroying. I'd climbed for five days, 12 hours a day, then the altitude just got the better of me.
"If you pass out, they just send you back...
"I was delirious, it makes you feel like a horrible drunk... They dragged me down on the stretcher 700 metres."
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In a post on Instagram, she added: "Hardest week of my life finally done... collapsed at 17,600ft, f**kinggg typical...
"But how I even got that far is a miracle... #kilimanjaro has written me off. Worst weather in 30 years, climbing in none stop rain & blizzards.
"35 set off, lost 6 on route, 17 set off to summit, 11 conquered it... By far the most difficult/amazing experience I've ever taken part in...
"Get me home in a warm bed, no more tents, wet soggy sleeping bags & 4.30am 12 hour climbs!..."
The former vice girl – who famously bedded married footie ace Wayne Rooney - appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2014.
She recently hit the town with another former contestant - Jeremy McConnell.
The pair were seen partying together in London in November, just weeks before Helen jetted to Africa for her mountain climbing challenge in Tanzania.