9 people, 3 disciplines, one goal - to fundraise for Marie Curie.

In May we take on the challenge to virtually conquer as many Munros as possible to fundraise for Marie Curie. We will jump on our turbo-trainers, bikes and put on our running shoes, to cycle, run and walk as high as we can, all to raise money for Marie Curie. Over the next 4 weeks on our solitary local cycles and runs, the collective incline achieved will be calculated and presented in the numbers of Munros we virtually climb. We will start conquering each summit from sea level and climb to the official highest point. We will stay high and won’t be calculating the descent from the summits. This is virtual climbing, so we can do this😊

We are an active bunch at Photonic Solutions and before Covid-19 put us into lockdown and enforced social distancing, we had planned to take part in a raft of charity fundraising events, from marathons to sportive cycling events. Sadly, these have been cancelled and, with that, the opportunity to fundraise for our chosen charities. Charities rely on generous donations to ensure they can provide the support to those living through terminal illness. We are also all very conscious that we have lost the focus and incentive needed to keep training. Exercise has many positive effects, not only for physical health, but also for our mental well-being and whilst we are living through these uncertain times, remaining mentally positive is really important.

As a team we will be running, walking, jumping on our turbo-trainers for a Zwift session and taking to the hills of Edinburgh and the borders on our bikes to see how high we can climb, all to raise money for Marie Curie. Taking part will be Andrew Blain - our MD; John Inglis - financial controller; Karolina Ward - Sales & Marketing executive; Ben Agate - Business Development; Craig Garvie - Sales Director; Douglas McRobbie and Paul Scullion both Sales and Service Engineers, Lynne Garvie - Admin support and Elaine Blackwood Director of Sales and Marketing. We will be relying on Strava to keep us right!

Munro-Bagging is a well know Scottish challenge, for those who choose to accept it, to conquer all listed Scotland's Munros. A Munro is a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 ft (914.4 m). Munros are named after Sir Hugh T Munro, who surveyed and catalogued them in 1891. Munro Bagging is a fantastic way to explore some of Scotland's finest scenery in the great spirit of adventure. There is 282 Munros officially listed by Scottish Mountaineering Club and take years to complete. We will see how many we manage to put in our ‘Bag’.