The Challenge

On 8/9 May Andrew Munton, Dave Smith, Jon Balmer and Keith Adey, supported by David Campbell Kelly and Tim Hale, formed part of a Bellway team who successfully completed the 3 Peaks Challenge in aid of The Coins Foundation.

The Challenge was physically gruelling, but a ready supply of flap jacks and pot noodles enabled us to complete all 3 peaks in 24 hours and 28 minutes, including the time it took to drive the 450 miles from in the of to Snowdon in .

 

The Photos

Photos of the event can be seen above and at http://picasaweb.google.com/keithadey100

 

The 3 Peaks

The 3 Peaks are the highest mountains of , and being:-

▪         Ben Nevis in (1,344m or 4,409ft);

▪         Snowdon in (1,085m or 3,560ft); and

▪         Scafell Pike in (978m or 3,208 ft).

In total we climbed some 11,000 ft over a distance of about 25 miles. 

 

The Coins Foundation

The COINS Foundation (www.coinsfoundation.org) seeks to work in genuine partnership to address the needs of the most excluded communities in the world. They believe in supporting projects that are sustainable; which do the greatest good for the greatest number; which model practices that can be replicated and which demonstrate the civilising nature of inclusion.

Through participation in the Coins 3 Peaks Challenge the Construction and Service Industry has raised £1.8m.  Since 2008, the Coins Foundation has started building the infrastructure for successful communities; the primary aims of the Foundation are to build schools, hospitals and homes, the basic building blocks of communities.

The COINS Foundation has committed resources to support the reconstruction effort in .

 

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