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As many of you know I am doing several sporting events this year to raise money for this worthwhile charity.My wife Chris died  6 years ago from Carcinoid cancer I believe a cure is not far away with new research in the UK and USA.It is well named the silent cancer as it is often not till late in the disease that the cancer shows itself as it proved for Chris on a tandem ride in 2002.It is fitting therefore that one of my events that I shall be doing is cycling from Lands End to John of Groats in June with 3 of my closest friends Terry Radmore Chris Zoeller and Mike Wood.We shall be singing in all the pubs to raise money as we go ...i think they will pay us toleave .But before then I will be walking and climbing to the top of Island peak in the Himalayas with Timothy and Anthony my two sons and friends to 6100 metres or 21000 feet in old money.We have all been on a steep learning curve learning how to use ice axes and crampons but now are all raring to go. Latest news ....successful climbing of Island peak ....except last 80 meters for me as moving very slowly and absoultely exhausted ...Timothy and Anthony went on to summit with the two Bradfords. A truly epic adventure one that i shall remember all my life in particular sharing it with great friends and of course my two sons....20/05/09

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You can keep up to date of how we are getting on at http://www.ben-bradford.co.uk/Expeditions/Nepal/Uffculme%202009/Uffculme.htm

I am also doing 2 other events,walking the West Highland Way with my brother Ricky and cousin Kit Farrow  finishing by climbing Ben Nevis..Ricky will be 70 .Finally I will be rowing up the Thames in a coxed 4 kindly donated by St Georges Medical School from Chiswick to Lechlade in Gloucesteshire with Geoff Corser(my best man) Joe Radmore Chris Zoeller Terry Radmore Mike wood all 50 something friends(one aged 29) a journey I did 33 years ago one of them Dr Anthony Atknson is coming  from Canada to partake we are calling ourselves the old knights

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Challenge no.2 Lands end to John of Groats

Day 1: Lands end to st.Agnes 40 miles

 Beautiful sunshine set off a 9:30. No signpost at Lands End as man doesn't put it on till 10am and charges £10 a picture-no takers!

Lunch at st.Ives sang in a pub collected £40.Kind  Ice cream lady gave us free ice cream from Mr. Wippy! Met man with a large cross on wheels who wished us luck and said a prayer for us.

Stayed in B&B- very old fashioned caravan and summer house owned by 80 year old Dorothy.

Day 2:  Launceston 66miles

 Very tough day constantly up and down, no wonder they call it the Cornish Alps! Camel trail was a very welcome relief, long climb out of camelford to 930feet. Lovely ride to Launceston, still nasty headwind. Stayed at white hart hotel.

Day3 Launceton to Samford Peverell 62miles

Another very hard day in the saddle through Leedon and Bridestowe to Okehampton via the granite way.

Called in at college surgery to say hello,people still cant get to see Dr Dixon  great evening at the Globe with friends and family.

Day 4 Samford  Peverell to Axbridge 50 miles

Very sunny day followed the canal to Taunton then took it too far and ended up in Bridgewater...help,,,. Varied the route to miss some of the Mendips. Stayed in a motel met people doing a pilot for television about LEJOG along the lines of Bill Bryson, interviewed on video... could be on telly!

Day 5 Axbridge to Chepstow

Sun still shining long pull passed Bristol airport to Severnshed for lunch courteousy of David Paterson. Through industrial Avonmouth, over  the original Severn bridge into Wales.

Day 6 Chepstow to Whitney-on-wye 54 miles

Glorious Welsh scenery inclusing Tintern Abbey from Chepstow to Monmouth and Abbey Dore. Late lunch in a beautiful georgian mansion, run by a chinese family. Golden valley took us eventually to Whitney-on-Wye via tollbridge to the Boat Inn where we sang for the diners. Recieved money from all the waiter tips for the charity.

Day 7 Whitney on Wye to Great ness 54 miles

Owners of the pub made us sandwiches, very sunny day. Went through country lanes and visited 3 churches. Terry stayed outside for the last one, and received a puncture from the church notice board.....divine intervention.

Weather getting worse, had a late lunch in Bishops Castle. Terry manages to loose Neil and Chris who has no map  in the heavy rain! No mobile reception, eventually found him in  a pub. Great evening with the Mcloud family in Great Ness.

Day 8 Greatness to Chester 48 miles

Dreadful weather all day, saving grace was a following wind. Given a fre tea in Ellesmere, carried on, getting very wet! Arrived at Chester following river Dee. Stayed in B&B and dried off.

Day 9 Chester to Liverpool 20miles

Slow morning navigating the Wirral losing our way.....why donrt sustrans routes say where they are . On to Birkenhead, took the Mersey ferry to Liverpool... Singing . Stayed in Jury Hotel in Liverpool's new docks. Chris manages to knock two wine glasses off the table! Long walk though Liverpool to find a meal Terry very grumpy as restaurant closed ...sunday...cheers up with all you can eat for 6.95 chinese .

Day10 Liverpool to Garstang 55miles

Urban cycle ride though Victorain relics. Eventually reach Southport had a coffee on the pier. Navigated Preston and visited Lancaster canal found a cow in the water! Met Neils sister Joy for an evening meal.

Day11 Garstang to Kendel 40miles

Easy riding to Glassons dock visited Carnforth railway station to watch a re-make of breif encoutner. Sadly Neil had his wallett stolen and Terry lost his sunlasses. Lets hope the thief needed the money more than we did. Terry managed to feel his way thorugh country lanes, untill he found some new glasses in Kendel. Stayed with Andy and Chris Cheshire , in their lovely home.

Day 12 Kendel to Kirkbride 60miles

Beautiful cycling 1st to Ambleside for chocolate overdose! Up to Dunmail pass  to Threkreld for lunch. By small lanes to side Blencathra  to Coldbeck. Visited John Peels grave, Neil thought it was the musician! Wonderful downhill to Wigton, stayed with Neil's Niece lindsay and family The Kings are without sky tv so with threats of child line it has now beem installed fancy denying them the History channel.

Day 13 Kirkbride to Thronhill

Great journey into Carslile with following wind. Said goodbye to Andy and gave him 'Vasco's Vellos T-shirt'. Finally into Scotland at Gretna Green on towards Arran. Visited Dumfries through hailstones! Stayed in Thrornhill with Danish owned family pub family.

Day 14 Thornhill to Arran 65miles

Very long day in the saddle to reach Ardrossan for the 3.15 ferry, good cycling along A71, if all a bit boring. Arran most beautiful island with tropical palms.

Day 15 Arran to Loughgilped

Over mountain pass to west of the island most beautiful cycling along the coast with views of Jura and distant islands. Cycling a real pleasure. Ferry off the island across woodland to Tarbert. Then by Lock Fynne to Crinnan, stunning landscapes along the Lock. Terry talking about bring boat up here in the future.

update 17/7/09   just giving to not give me enough space to finish the diary so i will have to keep this brief.I have now completed 3  of the 4 challenges with The finishing of the West Highland Way with my brother and cousin kit and i pictures can be seen at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/moorhayes and indeed LEJOG ....the last challenge starts tommorrow with the rowing up the Thames lets hope we dont sink !!!!

Challenge 4 has now been completed rowing up the thames 100 miles last done 34 years ago as final year medical students We finished in Oxford on saturday after many laughs and quite a few sore bottoms and blisterd hands the pics can be seen on the link above.Nearly all the rowers said they wanted to do it again next year ....but that will be another story.

Update...a lot has happened since i did all these challenges, i have got the challenge bug and have now been up Kilimanjaro with a young boy as part of Wilderness therapy,he was a troubled young man of 15 and made it to the top , along with myself and other helpers. This should put him on the way to a successful life i hope.

 I have decided to swim the channel now in 2012 with a relay with 5 other people, in preparation I am swimming the Hellespont this year from Asia to Turkey,http://www.swimhellespont.com/  the journey that Leander made to see his lover Hero every night . I will swim 4.5km in pleasant 28 degree water whilst the super tankers are kept at bay for the 90 minutes it takes to go across, i hope the channel will be as warm in September 2012, only speedo's allowed. Last year i also entered the rally from Plymouth to Dakar where i met my fiancee Ceri . The motto , 'he who dares wins' has never been more apposite. All this could not be possible without my wonderful family Tim ,Anthony ,Eve and Tessa  who have seen me through thick and thin. !!!