Duncan Spittle

Reservoir Dogs Page

Fundraising for Cancer Research UK
£2,371
raised of £3,000 target
by 105 supporters
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Participants: Duncan Spittle, Dave Martin, Mervyn Jackson, Terry Lester, Matthew Spittle
Cancer Research UK

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We pioneer life-saving cancer research to help us beat cancer

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Who we are and what we are doing

We are called the Reservoir Dogs because we all met over many years (around 20) by becoming members of Dudley Dolphin Sub Aqua Club which based at Netherton Reservoir and as a departure from our usual diving activities we are going “walkies” as well on this challenge

The challenge is to dive the three highest altitude lakes on the British mainland in the fastest time possible. Preferably in less than 24 hours. We have to carry all our own dive kit to each site (a total of 36k).  We start the challenge on the morning of Saturday 10th July and hopefully finish Sunday morning.

The lakes are:           Loch Coire an Lochan, Cairngorms - altitude 996 metres

The Little Loch in the Corrie, sits on the slope of ’s 3rd highest mountain, the dappled hill. It lies approximately 13km from the nearest road and there is no access path to the loch.

Red Tarn, - altitude 718 metres

Red Tarn sits on the Western side of the mountain Helvellyn. It lies approximately 3.5km from the nearest road and can be reached by a small path.

Ffynnon Lloer, - altitude 650 metres

Ffynnon Lloer, the source of the Monn, is a llyn in the Carneddau mountain range in Snowdonia. It lies below the peaks of Pen yr Ole Wen and. Afon Lloer, its outflow, flows into Llyn Ogwen. The remains of two wartime aircraft, which crashed in 1942 and 1943, lie on the slopes round the lake. It lies 1.5km from the road and can be reached by a path.

 

NB: The definition of a lake for this challenge, and after consultation with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, is a permanent body of water larger than 1.0 hectare. These three lakes are the highest in each country on the British mainland according to this criteria.

To raise as much money as we can for Cancer Research … “because they’re there”

 

To see what we're up against click on this link to see the the first pair to complete the challenge http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EgYeoOeA07Q

 

About the charity

Cancer Research UK

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We‘re the world‘s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving and improving lives through research. We fund research into the prevention, detection and treatment of more than 200 types of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses.

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