UPDATED 19th JUNE:
We all completed the walk and our team finished first. In total, we walked 45 miles (it was probably longer as we got a bit lost - thanks Jonny) and we climbed 13 tors in 20 hours. The first day was the hardest with lots of bogs and marshy grass that had to be crossed. We only got back to the campsite at 10pm after 14 hours of walking. There are a few sore feet and legs (and funny walks) in the office and we're all a bit tired.
Thanks for your sponsorship.
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Thank you for visiting our fundraising site.
In June, a team of from Deloitte and RBS will be tackling the Tough Tors in Dartmoor. This challenge is a test of endurance, navigation and above all teamwork. The route is 45 miles and will involve climbing 10 of the hardest Tors whilst carrying all our equipment (tent, stoves, food etc.) with us.
Please dig deep and give generously as it is a very worthwhile cause.
As many of you will know, Chris's second son, Thomas, spent his first 4 months in Bristol Children's Hospital - 2 of which in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). They were amazing in their care for Thomas (and us!).
Due to NHS budget constraints, much of the equipment in PICU is donated by friends and families which we were extremely grateful for. Therefore, raising money for PICU would be a small way of saying thanks and would help many more children.
Below is a summary of PICU: The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is the lead centre for paediatric intensive care in the South West of England. The Region extends from Cheltenham in the north, to Truro in the south, and encompasses a paediatric population of approximately 780,000 children. The Bristol PICU provides a local service to children in Bristol, a tertiary service to the South West Regional, and a super-regional cardiac surgical service to South Wales.
The unit is one of the largest in the country with 18 beds, caring for new born babies to adolescents following heart surgery and with a variety of other conditions from breathing problems to meningitis and children following accidents. We treat around 750/800 infants and children each year. We also provide a retrieval service, whereby a group of specially trained nurses and doctors collect critically ill babies and children from hospitals across the South West and bring them safely back to Bristol for specialist treatment.
