Strangely they agreed and so there is now a team of 4 attempting something called the 3 Peaks Challenge from 11 September hopefully concluding on 12 September.
For those of you that don’t know what the 3 Peaks Challenge is – it is this.
It involves climbing the 3 peaks (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowden) which are the highest mountains in , and .
The aim is to complete them in that order.
is 1344m high and located in The western part of , near and the highest of the three.
Scafell Pike, the highest in , is on the western fringes of the at 978m and the final peak is Snowdon in the of at 1085m.
Both Ben Nevis and are ascended from virtually at sea level, and only on can we start from a higher spot. In total we will have climbed an immense 3,000m and traversed a horizontal distance of around 25 miles - Throw in 500 miles of driving between the peaks and we certainly have a challenge!!
The aim is to travel to in on Thursday 10 September ready to climb on the Friday.
The team comprises me, my school friend, Liz Philpot, her sister, Sue Baldwin, and Elaine Moody, a friend of Sue’s.
Our essential back – up comprises Jan Kavanagh driving, together with June Stocking. The itinerary is:
Friday 11 September
12h00: Event briefing – ()
14h00 – 15h00: Staggered start at
19h00 – 21h00: Expected finish time on
Minimum 6 hour driving time to
Saturday 12 September
05h00: Earliest start time on
09h00 – 10h30: Expected finish time on
Minimum 5 hour driving time to Snowden
14h00 – 15h30: Expected start time Snowden
17h30 – 20h30: Expected finish time Snowden
20h30: Celebration meal!!!!!
The aim from our point of view is to complete the challenge. For those more adventurous than us, the aim is to complete the challenge within 24 hours.
Personally, if I manage to do all 3 back to back before the celebratory dinner on the Saturday night, then I will be ecstatic!
I am doing this in aid of Asthma and I am asking those who know me to contribute to my fundraising .
I realise that any monies given at the moment are hard-earned monies and I also realise that there are constant calls for charitable donations so any donations will mean even more in this economic climate.
For those that are interested, below is an information sheet concerning the effect asthma has on individuals and details of how Asthma UK will use your money.
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Key facts
- 5.4 million people in the UK are currently receiving treatment for asthma: 1.1 million children (1 in 11) and 4.3 million adults (1 in 12).
- There were 1,200 deaths from asthma in the UK in 2006 (40 were children aged 14 years or under). On average, 3 people per day or 1 person every 7 hours dies from asthma
- An estimated 75% of hospital admissions for asthma are avoidable and as many as 90% of the deaths from asthma are preventable.
- 42% of people with asthma say that traffic fumes stop them walking and shopping in congested areas
- 56% of people with asthma are sensitive to pet allergens.
- In Northern Ireland 182,000 people are currently receiving treatment for asthma. This consists of 36,000 children and 146,000 adults.
- In Scotland 370,000 people are currently receiving treatment for asthma. This consists of 72,000 children and 296,000 adults.
- In Wales 314,000 people are currently receiving treatment for asthma. This consists of 36,000 children and 256,000 adults.
- One in 11 children has asthma and it is the most common long-term medical condition.
- On average there are two children with asthma in every classroom in the UK
- The UK has the highest prevalence of severe wheeze in children aged 13–14 years worldwide.
- If one parent has asthma, the chance of their child developing asthma is approximately double that of children whose parents don't have asthma.
- Every 16 minutes a child is admitted to hospital in the UK because of their asthma.
- Smoking during pregnancy brings a 35% increased risk of your baby being wheezy or having breathing difficulties.
- Children whose parents smoke are 1.5 times more likely to develop asthma. Nearly a third of all long-term childhood illnesses are due to doctor-diagnosed asthma.
- Asthma costs the NHS over £996 million per year
- The estimated annual cost of treating a child with asthma (£181) is higher than the cost per adult with asthma (£162)
- Over 12.7 million working days are lost to asthma each year.
