Team Cazenove are heading to the Lake District to take part in the Invesco Perpetual Lakes Challenge to raise money for the Youth Adventure Trust, a charity devoted to empowering vulnerable and disadvantaged young people to achieve their potential.

Over the course of two days we will hike the ‘Triple Crown’, taking in three of England’s highest mountains, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Kirk Fell which will entail covering 16km and ascend 1,651m. Following a nights camping we will mountain bike 45km off-road and ascend 1,090m, before covering the final 5km of the challenge in canoes.

Following Cazenove’s success last year we are defending the
title and hope to complete the challenge as a team in as fast a time as
possible. We will be ably assisted by our Invesco ‘liaison’ (and ex-Olympian) Alex Partridge.

The Charity

The Youth Adventure Trust caters for vulnerable young people
aged between 11 and 14 years old, with 80 new children joining each year. The childrenparticipate in a three year volunteer run youth adventure programme which gives young people the hope, confidence and life skills to meet the challenges they face daily in their lives. Many are young carers, have problems at school, suffer the effects of poverty or rural isolation, come from single parent
families or have chaotic and unstable home lives.

The programme provides disadvantaged young people with the chance to take part in a series of day activities and residential adventure
camps. The children experience a range of activities in new environments, designed to improve their confidence and self-esteem by teaching them to work in a team and challenge themselves in new ways.

Every penny that we raise will go straight towards the cost of a
child’s place on the programme. All donations are welcome.

Thank you for your generosity,

James, Alastair, Tom, Matt, Vicky & Alex