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(below blog added by Neil Wallis)

WE DONE IT!!!! WOOHOO!!! - 23 Hours and 45 minutes

We started off from nr Aldershot at 0530 hours on Saturday 28th August 2010 at 0530 hours; 6 climbers aged from 18 -47, Dave the physio, Anya the driver/chef and mascot Johny Bois!

We arrived at the foot of Ben Nevis at just before 1700 hours, had a bit of scoff and got all kitted and ready to go. The weather was changable with a little rain, but no wind which was just about right.

At 1732 hours we set off. I had an I-pod, and lost glove issue, to begin with so we lost 5 minutes even before we started!! much to to the annoyance of my fellow climbers I'm sure lol. Not to worry, but we started off at a sensible pace, something even I could cope with! A third of the way up I was starting to struggle; well I thought I was struggling, but after the ascent up Snowdon I know now I was just a little tired! We reached the plateau in good time and everything was going to plan. We reached the clouds and then the weather got progressively worse, as did the terrain. We evetually got to the summit where the wind and rain was freezing me to the bone, I couldn't feel my legs or fingers at all.

The descent was going well and it was getting dark very quickly. We were making good time, but just after the plateau unfortunately Neil Lynham damaged his knee and Andy had to help him down the rest of the way. This was a big set back to our time, but we still made it back, as a team, by 2252 hours, so at 5 hours and 20 minutes, we did quite well. Personally I felt destroyed, I then knew how glad I was that I trained so hard for this.

It was then a 6+ hour drive (unbroken sleep for us climbers on the very uncomfortable seats and floor of the mini-bus, which kept cutting out!!) to our next destination; Scafell Pike! (oh and to note, there are no McDonalds en route! lol)

So again, but only 5 climbers now, at 0532 hours we set off to climb Scafell Pike, the smallest of the three Peaks. Personally for me, this was the hardest mountain. The climb is almost vertical and the terrain was horrendous, just rocks, boulders, scree and bog, and add this to the terrible weather on the way up, which was very wet making it very slippery. A third of the way up, the wind picked up and at the summit it almost impossible to stand up; the rain and sleet was cutting into our faces and it was almost impossible to see which way we had to go. Halfway down the weather improved dramatically as it cleared and the wind became non-existent, so the ascent was quite pleasant at the end, except for the fact it felt like me knees were going through my skull!!

We made it back to 'base-camp' at 0932 hours, so 4 hours dead, which was very good time for us and made up the time we lost at Nevis.

Then again it was a long drive to Wales (Anya drove very well on this part lol). Dave was bandaging and massaging all number of body parts by now!!!

We arrived at Mount Snowdon behind time and we only had three hours to get up and down, so we decided to take the short and almost vertical 'pig track' up. Looked OK on the map! Now I know why it is called the 'pig track' - this is because it is a right pig!!! We set off at 1432 hours and the weather dry, but very very windy indeed and unfirunately it was right in our faces so it was tough going. We set at a quick pace, too quick for me, but I somehow managed to kind of keep up. Two thirds up and the track was literally a climb, it was absolutely hideous, my body had shut down and how on earth I got one foot in front of another i'll never know, but thanks to Ant shouting support and Josh staying behind me encouraging me all the way, I know I could never have done it without them. We joined the 'easy way up track' just before the stretch to the summit and i was truggling to even take my backpack off to get some water out and my coat on! We got to the summit where it was blowing gale force 99!! ( well it felt that way!) I didn't even want a cigarette, that is how bad i felt! lol

We had an hour to get down to make it within 24 hours. We knew, well, I knew I couldn't do that, so we took the much longer, but much easier way down. We literally ran halfway down it, my knees crying out and my body screaming for it to all end!

But, made it we did! We got to the bottom at 1716 hours, so that was 23 hours and 45 minutes of hell on earth, elation, desperation, exhaustion, pain and ultimately joy!

We all arived 'home' nr Aldershot at about 0030 hours on Monday 30th August 2010, so in total - approx 1300 miles driving, 3 mountains, 43 hours and alot of willpower it was finished! yay!

Sarah, this was for you, love you always x