Update 12/06/10 We all completed the challenge in just over 23 hours. We started at 4.30pm at Ben Nevis, it was very cold at the top which we hadn’t really expected! We started Scafell just before 4am and made very good progress – this put us slightly ahead of schedule. Snowdon treated us to perfect conditions and even after virtually no sleep and two hard climbs we were able to make good progress and complete our challenge.

A massive thank you to Charlie Noden our ‘man with a van’ for the weekend who got us to all the right places in good time. Also a big thank you to Jon Hughes (www.jthughes.co.uk) who very kindly lent us a vehicle big enough to get us all around – so if you’re in the market for a new Mitsubishi, Honda or Nissan do look them up!  

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Hello from James, Sarah, Greg, Amy, Nick, Mark and Hannah.

As some of you may know, our jolly little friend Cassie Edwards was born with kidney failure & started dialysis treatment at just 8 months old.  She was fortunate enough to receive a kidney transplant last year at the age of 4, but like so many kidney kids, has spent long periods of time in hospital. 

Sponsorship money raised for the renal unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital will go towards much needed games and entertainment equipment, short holidays with qualified nurses, and raising the awareness of kidney donation.  Your generosity WILL have a positive impact on all the children and their families.  

Over the last few months you may have heard us mention that we are planning to take on the ‘3 Peak Challenge’ on 11^th June 2010.

For those of you that haven’t heard of the 3 Peaks it involves climbing the three highest mountains in the UK – namely Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales. The aim is to do it in 24 hours or as near to as possible!

Why have we decided to take on this sleep depriving, thigh burning blister fest? Simply because we want to raise as much money as possible for some very worthy charities.

All monies raised will be going to charity; we are funding the logistics of the event out of our own pockets. Charlie Noden our drivers will be taking on the equally tough challenge of driving round the clock to deliver us to our start points.

Of course it is a huge personal challenge for each of us, we are not exactly renowned for our endurance fitness or navigation skills! Please dig deep, it will help us through the pain!

You are currently on our page for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charities but If you would like to link to our other charities please do:

Macmillan - http://www.justgiving.com/macmillan3pc

Warwickshire Northamptonshire Air Ambulance - http://www.justgiving.com/wnaa3pc

The Children's Hyperinsulinism Fund - www.justgiving.com/chf3pc

If you know somebody who might like to sponsor us please do forward on these links.

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So please dig deep and donate now.