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The Three Peaks Challenge in 24 Hours

We're off to the Three Peaks Challenge and we need your help to raise funds for The British Red Cross.

It's taken me many months of careful planning, from rounding up people passionate enough to go and do it to finding drivers crazy enough to take us to the base of the three highest points in the United Kingdom. But the team now consists of 4 walkers, 2 drivers, 2 cars and 3 peaks to conquer.

The Team:
Jonathan Dicks
Alexandra Dicks
Sally Downes
Graham Lyle
Rachel Clayton
Martin Railton
Matthew Wintrip


What is the Three Peaks Challenge?
The three peaks are Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in the Lake District and Snowdon in Wales, making up the three highest points in the UK.

And we're going to drive to each one in turn and climb up it, then climb back down again over the course of 24 hours.

It doesn't have to be a 24 hours challenge, but we're hardcore walkers and we didn't want to buck the trend. Driving 450 miles and walking over 25 miles of footpaths? Bring it on!

There are no hard and fast rules regarding the Three Peaks Challenge, but we're going to go with what the Three Peaks website says, which is to start the clock at the base of the first mountain and leave it running until we've climbed and driven to every peak and back down again.

The Three Peaks Challenge website also says that Ben Nevis should take about 5 hours, Scafell Pike in 5 hours and Snowdon in 4 hours, giving us 10 hours driving time between Scotland, the Lake District and Wales. That should save our drivers from speeding at least.

Typically, it falls to me to do all the navigating as well as organizing this rabble. Such are the burdens of leadership I suppose. Navigating in pitch darkness and thick mist should be fun. Torches at the ready folks!

I've got to say thank you to both www.fitnessfootwear.com and Getronics for being kind enough to sponsor us on our adventure. We're all going to be wearing sponsored t-shirts and the cars will be stickered up with their brands. We'd also like to thank fitness footwear for supplying us all with new walking boots for the trip.

We need your support
Corporate sponsorships are great when you're trudging up mountains, but we still need your help to give a weighty contribution to The British Red Cross, so please give what you can. It will make our journey all the more worthwhile and benefit the people in need of your help.

So Please Donate

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The British Red Cross Society

Charity Registration No. 220949 (England and Wales) and Scotland (SC037738)

The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. And when the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on with their lives.

Donations 129

Great effort guys. Rather you than me!

Donation by Gary Westhoff-Lewis on 24/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Can we have a better picture on your home page please?

Donation by Antony Morrison on 24/12/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

You really should get out more often!. Good luck.

Donation by Martin Burrell on 23/12/08

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

Best of luck

Donation by Louise Sibley on 23/12/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

will pay you double if you do under 18 hours.

Donation by Nick Laing on 22/12/08

£20.00

When you reach the pain barrier going up Snowdon you've almost finished, keep putting 1 foot infront of the other, running down the pig track is great

Donation by Rebecca Shave on 22/12/08

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck!

Donation by Griff Winkler on 22/12/08

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck - you are all freaks!!!

Donation by Ian Terblanche on 19/12/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck!

Donation by Abby Savage on 19/12/08

£2.00

+ £0.56 Gift Aid

Hear you go Jon - good luck!

Donation by Adrian Faulkner on 18/12/08

£10.00

Well Winnie, this'll take some beating... But we wish you all the best. I bet the first pint after won't touch the sides!

Donation by Thomas Wintrip on 17/12/08

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck - rather you than me !

Donation by Ruhail Aslam on 16/12/08

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

All the best you lot - rather you than me. Would love to join you but with my puffy ankles would be sure to slow you up!!!! XX

Donation by Suzanne McMinn on 16/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck guys!

Donation by Jo Carruthers on 16/12/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

We'll need photographic proof that you really did it. (And no getting Mark McCreadie to photoshop it!)

Donation by Allan Johnston on 16/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

You'll have great fun as well as some pain! Best of luck!

Donation by James Davidson on 16/12/08

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Good on you. Sure you will have plenty of laughs to go with the aches xx

Donation by Sandy Hildyard on 16/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Don't change your socks till your finished and remember to break those new boots in. Stay blister free now.....

Donation by Jason Joyce on 16/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

I'll look out for the lonely torch lights waiving aimlessly around as you ascend/descend Snowdon! Good Luck

Donation by Martin Goldstein on 16/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Worth the sponsorship alone for Sal stopping smoking! All the best and good luck

Donation by Jon Prigent on 16/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

You must be mad!

Donation by Jason Cole on 16/12/08

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

All the best, do not believe any clothing that says it is waterproof because it won't be when you have finished !!

Donation by Nigel Freeth on 16/12/08

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Run Forrest, Run.....

Donation by Ian Roberts on 16/12/08

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck, I think you may well need it !!!

Donation by Claire Parker on 15/12/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck !

Donation by Debbie Southam on 15/12/08

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$4,332.37
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$4,332.37
  • Gift Aid$961.70

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