Greetings to one and all, old friends and new ones. Well it is time to dust off the walking gear and have a crack at the UK's three highest peaks (Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon)  instead of strolling up Kilimanjaro again (yes, that is us and our guide Stephen last year, Kirsty got right to the top, along with my bottle of Laphroaig). Its for the same charity, the ESC, and the money will really help all the projects that we have supported in the last 4 years since we started doing these annual jaunts. This time my wife, Kirsty, and I have used up most of our holiday allowance, so we are going to have to crack on and get this done within 24 hours. We can't wait, as you can imagine, to get cracking and start at 4pm on September 17th from the foot of Ben Nevis. 17th September is a very special day, not only is it Arnhem Day, but it is the day one of my best and funniest friends , Mitchell Cronin, slipped his mortal coil and went on his own journey to the top, bless him.

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