In celebration of, or to be more accurate in defiance of my sixtieth year, I’ve decided to undertake the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.

The Three Peaks Challenge is 24 miles and climbs three of the county’s highest peaks Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough all within just 12 hours. The Challenge also includes 1585 metres or 5200 feet of ascents.

However, rather than just making this a personal challenge I’ve decided to use the challenge to raise money for the excellent and highly effective conservation charity, the World Land Trust which the MPMA is already supporting with its refillable metal bottle project.

World Land Trust is a conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats, principally through the purchase of land, working with a network of local conservation partners to create and extend nature reserves and to establish vital wildlife corridors. Please have a look at the WLT at https://www.worldlandtrust.org/