B2B founder Lisa Cartledge supports Share The Load 2019 wheelbarrow challenge fundraiser

With every step she takes, the founder of the Beechworth to Bridge (B2B) movement has vowed to stamp out the stigma of suicide and raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention.

In 2018 she completed an epic 700-kilometre trek from Beechworth to the north side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to walk and talk about "the elephant in the room".

And although that inaugural walk is over, her journey has only just begun with the establishment of an annual B2B walk closer to home supported by a dedicated group of volunteers.

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But when she turned 50, Lisa also turned her attention to a pilgrimage further afield when she walked Spain's Camino de Santiago.

She said it was a "journey of self-discovery" and she encountered so many people along the way with "humbling" stories of their own to share.

"Across the other side of the world it was like the B2B theme of walk, talk and support continued," she said.

"But there is no place like home."

Lisa knows all too well that suicide and mental illness knows no boundaries.

Always her quest is to spread the word that there is no shame in suicide or surviving suicide.

In September Lisa is being supported in her quest by two men embarking on a walk of a different kind, partly inspired by her own epic journey.

Two blokes - Rahn Deuis and Mason Dannatt - will each push a 100-kilogram wheelbarrow from Beechworth to the top of Mount Buffalo to help raise money and awareness for suicide prevention.

The event aims to re-create an escapade completed by two fellas in 1935 and encourage men particularly not to suffer alone but to Share The Load.

The pair hopes to finish the challenge in the historic eight days from September 1 and is seeking support for their adventures.

Lisa said Rahn, a Beechworth local, had previously raised money for B2B with a strongman competition at Wangaratta.

"This wheelbarrow event is a great metaphor because when people have issues with their mental health it can feel like you are carrying the weight of the world," she said.