In June I will be taking on the 3 Peaks; Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scaffell Pike raising money for the Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team.
This is my last opportunity to raise money for charity whilst at university, and I need to raise at least £200 for the Mountain Rescue Team, so I would appreciate any donations big or small!
The TWSMRT are funded entirely by public donations and they rely on events like this for a large part of their funding. The team are all volunteers and they do a sterling job operating a search and rescue service for County Durham.
It's been a long time since I've done some serious, and I'm sure I would have found it easier aged 16, when I was about 2 stones lighter than now, but I've done some training and some running and am confident that I'll make it. I've not yet (touch wood) had to call out a mountain rescue team, but it is always reassuring to know that were I to get in a scrape, there are people who voluntarily do their best to help you. This is why it is important to support the MR teams around the country.
