Oops – sorry, reading masses; I forgot to post ‘evidence’ that the team completed the National Three Peaks Challenge last month. My personal fundraising total reached a brilliant £481.81 and the team total was a massive £4374.82 – a BIG thank you goes out to everyone who supported us. We managed to complete the challenge in just over 24 hours, which was a shame, but still a massive achievement given the size of the team. We started at Ben Nevis in the dark and pouring rain just before 6am – look how happy we were:
Three Peaks – fundraising update
9 days to go and 91% on the way to the £250 fundraising target I set!
Another £23.19 and we’re there!!
Three Peaks Challenge – 12 days to go
Not long now – 12 days in fact, before I take on the National Three Peaks Challenge with a group of 8 others. Yesterday, we did Scafell Pike as a practice run. I’d been at my folks’ annual BBQ on Saturday, and the alcohol intake and subsequent dehydration made sure I hadn’t had much sleep – I saw this as a good thing, as it would make things a bit more difficult and hopefully a bit more like the real thing.
In all, it took us 4 hours and 15 minutes, with a few more breaks than we really needed, but that was a good time and should be a realistic target for the peak during the actual event.
Fund raising is going well, but much more can be raised – if you can spare anything at all, please use the button below to make a donation (not forgetting to add Gift Aid). Thanks!
National Three Peaks Challenge
Next month, I’ll be taking part in a group assault (crawl?) on the highest peaks in each of England, Scotland and Wales, respectively – the national Three Peaks Challenge. I’m serious – I bought a bright yellow waterproof jacket and everything!
This will be a group effort, in aid of Parkinson’s UK and will take place on Saturday 13th August at the very unsociable time of 6am, when we will begin our ascent of Ben Nevis in Scotland, which stands at 1,344 metres (4,409 ft). This will be followed by Scafell Pike in the Lake District at a height of 978 metres (3,209 ft) and finally, Snowdon in North Wales at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft). We are aiming to complete the challenge in 24 hours (10 hours of driving, 14 hours of walking/climbing) before spending the next 24 hours sleeping.
For those of you who are able to donate (however small an amount), I have set up a JustGiving page HERE. Hopefully I will reach and breach my fundraising target of £250!
Thanks,
Andy