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Dear all,
Thank you all so much for sponsoring me. The event is now over but I will keep this page open for another week or so. You have all been very generous and your sponsorship is much appreciated. The money raised will go to Colonia Ecologica in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
About the challenge: We got the Gold Medal. It was a tough 24 hrs or should I say 17 hrs and 43 mins!! Only 13mins away from a platinum medal! We started the challenge at 18:40hr in Scotland. It was a very hot day but luckily we didn't have to start too early. The weather wasn't in our favour as it was too hot to set an even better time. 112 teams joined the event and we came 19th overall, the second fastest gold medal.
These are the times of the 3 climbs:
Ben Nevis: start - 18:40 / top - 20:33 / finish - 21:42 / total - 3:02hrs
Scafell Pike: start - 05:13 / top - 6:38 / finish - 7:37 / total - 2:24
Snowdon: start - 12:54 / finish - 14:16 / total - 1:22
A total of 11hrs is added as driving time. This time is the same for all the participating teams. We also had five minutes taken off for our kit check on Scafell Pike, giving us a total of 17 hrs 43 minutes.
Thanks again for your support. Don't worry if you think you have to sponsor me again next year, I don't think I will be able to do this ever again! It takes a lot out of you and you have to train very hard (especially if you have a desk job like me).
A special thanks to Claire (my wife) and Carina (my 2 year old daughter) for putting up with me through the training period. I will now be able to spend more time with them and do more enjoyable things. I would also like to thank Claire's parents for putting up the team at one of our training weekends and helping to look after Carina during the actual event.
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Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.
I have set this page up to raise money for Charity Bolivia, which supports the children's home in Cochabamba, Bolivia where we volunteered. All money raised here will go directly to this project. For more information visit www.charity-bolivia.org
I am taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge 2009, climbing the highest mountains in mainland Britain in under 24 hours. We are attempting to complete the climb in under 19 hours for the Gold medal, and we may try for the Platinum medal, under 17.5 hours. Details are given below;
To climb consecutively the highest peaks in SCOTLAND (Ben Nevis 4,406 ft), ENGLAND (Scafell 3,206 ft), & WALES (Mount Snowdon 3,560 ft), also the travelling of 500 miles between the 3 Peaks, (by minibus) in under 24 hours.
Distance on foot = 20 miles (31 kms)
Height gained = 10,000 feet (3,050m)
Distance by road = 500 miles (800 kms)
If you would like to sponsor me for this event, please follow the instructions on this page. You could sponsor a fixed amount, and/or an extra amount per hour for each hour below 24 hours in which we complete the Challenge - giving us an incentive to go faster.
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Charity Bolivia 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.
Thank you for your support!
