UPDATE: The Lifecycle Three Peakers successfully summitted each of the Three mountains within the time limit that they had set themselves and are now recovering...
THE CHALLENGE
This year on June 10th, an elite team of "athletes" from Lifecycle Software (and 2 outsiders with proven history) have taken on the challenge of climbing three of the biggest peaks in the UK.. all within 28 hours and without oxygen assistance (crazy..).
They are doing this to raise money and awareness for St Margarets Hospice, Somerset.
St Margarets is a charity committed to providing specialist palliative care, advice, support and respite to patients and their families living in Somerset and parts of neighbouring counties. Their care is available for those who have a terminal or life-limiting illness, for example cancer, motor neurone disease and chronic lung disease.
The team consists of:
Kim Craven
Kelvin Chaffer
Ben Cole
Richard Turner
Ross Devereux
Russell Hole
Adam Thompson
Mike Knell
and our glamorous drivers
Kim Ramsdale
Laura Chaffer
The National Three Peaks Challenge is a mountain-endurance challenge in Great Britain, with a history of over 40 years, in which participants attempt to climb the highest peaks of each of the island's three countries within 24 hours, using motorised transport to travel between the mountains.
The mountains climbed, in order of elevation, are Ben Nevis in Western Scotland, 1,344 metres (4,409 ft), Snowdon in North Wales, 1,085 metres (3,560 ft), and Scafell Pike in North-Western England, 978 metres (3,209 ft). In all the challenge involves some 42 kilometres (26 mi) of ascent and descent, with total travel approaching 765 kilometres (475 mi). The challenge is usually undertaken starting with Ben Nevis, the highest, and for many the most distant.
Please donate generously to this worthy charity.
