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My story

 
Just thought I would update the page to thank all of you who have sponsored the team for the challenge and to let you know we succeeded. 
We started the challenge outside the Youth Hostel at Ben Nevis at 5pm on Friday with the sun shining.  After applying sun cream and sunglasses we crossed the starting point and at this stage it started to rain.  It stopped raining as we finished Snowden 22hrs 30 mins later!!!  During this time we experienced rain, driving rain, torrential rain, sleet and snow.
We can quite honestly say we have never experienced anything so mentally and physically demanding as this in our lives.  The combination of lack of sleep and physical endurance made this experinece horrendous.  We left Sheffield on Friday morning at 7.00am and arrived home on Saturday evening at 8.30pm so in total travelled for nearly 38 hrs with about 4 hrs sleep.
A special thankyou also needs to go to the drivers Keith Long and Richard Burrows.  Without these guys we would not have been able to complete the challenge.  Betwen them they drove the van for over a 1000 miles in 38hours and they barely had 4 hours sleep.  Some would argue there challenge was harder.
So, in summary, did we enjoy it? No!!!!  Will we be as stupid as to do anything like this again? NO!!!!
Were we pleased we did it? Not sure,ask us in a month!!!!!  
We really do appreciate your support and the generosity for our chosen charity.
In the short space of time we posted the website we will have raised in excess of £1,300. 
For those interested in the detail we completed the challenge in 22hrs 30mins:
Did Ben Nevis in 3hrs 55 mins (time allowed 5hrs)
Drive time 7hrs 5mins (recommended drive time within speed limit 6hrs)
Did Scafell in 2hrs 55mins (time allowed 4hrs)
Drive time 4Hrs 55mins (recommended drive time within speed limit 4hrs 30mins)
Did Snowdon in 3hrs 40mins (time allowed 4hrs 30 mins)
It is not too late to donate and the website will be available for contributions for a few weeks more,.
 
Many thanks again for your kind support.

 

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Hi and thanks for taking the time to logon to our fundraising page.

We have called ourselves the "Heavies over the Hill Hikers" ( 3 H's) after our founder and mentor Richard Heaviside.  This was his great idea!!!!!!!!

To set the scene we are a group of forty somethings going through a midlife crisis and decided we needed to spice things up and set ourselves a challenge.  The options discussed were; buy an expensive red sports car, ditch the wives and trade them in for younger models or set ourselves a challenge where we can raise some money for a worthy charity.

After realising that we could not afford the sports cars and we are all past it in terms of finding younger partners we decided the only option was to set ourselves a more realistic challenge.

The challenge set is to climb the three highest  peaks of Scotland, England and Wales in 24 hours starting on the 19th June at 5pm.

The charity we have chosen to represent is Amy's Retreat which was set up to allow families with children suffering or recovering from cancer to take a much needed break and give them quality time away from day to day routines. The charity  is Sheffield based doing fantastic work supporting children with cancer and their families.

www.amysretreat.org.uk

www.amysretreat.blogspot.com

Whatever you can donate will be much appreciated however small, and dont forget to add Gift Aid which makes a big difference.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Amys Retreat gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation

Thanks for you support.

The 3 H's

Donation by Anonymous 08/07/09  

£50.00

Well done for your effort and supporting such a good cause. Donation by The Irving family 06/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Richard, well done to all the team for supporting such a worthwhile local charity, Dan Donation by Retail Assist 29/06/09  

£50.00

We hope it went well, cheers. Donation by Martin Fryer 28/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done! Really impressed - we will share a celebratory drink with you when our conservatory is complete!! Helen and Alick x Donation by Helen Bush 27/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 24/06/09  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid

Hopefully your all back by now. Well done Donation by Jacqui 22/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

In the words of Julie Andrews hope you...'climb every mountain'! Donation by Mum and Dad S 19/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Jon Shaw 19/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Loads of luck Phillip - hope you don't end up with too many blisters! Steph, Simon, Lewis & Isabel Donation by Stephanie Jones 18/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Richard - I'll start saving up now to sponsor you when you decide even Everest isn't too big a task! Good Luck Guys! Donation by Stacey Barker 18/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck and enjoy !!! see you soon aub... Donation by john sarah chris louis 18/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Love & Best Wishes Bradway 18/06/09  

£40.00

Have fun! Donation by Janet Johnson 18/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck "Phil the Drill" - remember,it's only pain! Donation by Paul, Fiona, Grace and Charlotte 18/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Phil - Our drains and gutters await your safe return - good luck Donation by West and Foster 18/06/09  

£60.00

Good luck mate - let us know how it goes... Donation by Mark Harlow 18/06/09  

£20.00

Well done Aub, but it's a bit of an extreme way to loose your fat gut. Donation by Andrew Briggs 18/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck! love jason,andrea,mia and max. Donation by jason francis 17/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

An excellent cause, the very best of luck Donation by Sharon Stringer 17/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Terry S 17/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck for a good cause. Rather you guys than me! Donation by Emma Richmond 17/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

All the best. Thank you so much for choosing Amy'sRetreat, it means the world to us. Donation by Marie & Olivia 16/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by June Barker 16/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

The best of luck! I'll be thinking of you! Donation by Charlotte Bown 16/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Speaking from experience, good luck! Remember you can't hang around and it will hurt more than the marathon wall!!! Donation by Nigel & Gill 15/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck. Everest Next! Donation by Pete and Heather 15/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Definately no to Kilimanjaro - its our turn next year girls!! Good Luck and think of England...Scotland and Wales!!x Donation by The 4 H's - Sal,Ol, Em Daisy 15/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Aubs, good luck & enjoy Donation by Phil Binch 15/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Richard - is there no end to your talents?? Donation by Louise Walmsley 15/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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