This year, a bunch of us at Aer Studios will be attempting the epic Three Peaks challenge to raise vital funds for a charity that's very close to our hearts - Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal (supporting Bristol Childrens hospital). This team will thus be known as "Team Three Peaks!"

The Challenge

The Three Peaks Challenge is one of the most gruelling trekking challenges in the UK and involves climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon), one after another – with an aim to complete the challenge within 24 hours. Not only will we be attempting the Three Peaks Challenge, but we are going to be doing it with the ambition of having as little environmental impact as possible - meaning all travel between the peaks will be done in an electric vehicle (believe me, this alone creates some crazy logistical problems to solve before we have even started walking!)

Team Three Peaks

🚗 Stu | 🚗 S'unya | 🚶‍♂️Duncan | 🚶‍♂️Gareth | 🚶‍♂️Geoff | 🚶‍♀️Hannah | 🚶‍♂️Jack | 🚶‍♂️Jon | 🚶‍♂️Paul | 🚶‍♂️Simon | 🚶‍♂️Tom

What does the Grand Appeal do?

In a nutshell they help sick babies, children and their families in the absolute hardest of times - the moments a parent never wants to experience. Just some of the amazing things that the grand appeal support include...

🔬 Funding pioneering research

🚑 Funding innovation and life-saving equipment

🏨 Providing family accommodation for the full course of a patients stay

🫶 Providing specialist support staff

🎮 Providing entertainment and entertainers to patients and families

🩵 Providing safe sensory rooms for patients

🫶 Provides care and support to enable families to cope (whatever the outcome!)

Pretty awesome right? Well, if you can part with some of your hard earned cash... firstly you'd be an absolute legend in our eyes! But secondly, you would be directly helping make a difference to those who need it most, critically ill babies, children and their families at the Bristol Childrens Hospital.