Ben Nevis (1,344m), ScotlandThe total walking distance is approximately 44km, along with driving 744km between the peaks. And, to succeed at this challenge, it has to be completed within 24 hours. It's tough.
Scafell Pike (978m), England
Snowdon (1,085m), Wales
Starting at approximately 4pm at the foot of Ben Nevis this Friday (July 6th), some friends of mine will attempt to do just that. They've been training for over 6 months with early starts every weekend to practice climbing different mountains in South Wales and further afield. During this time, they have, between them, climbed innumerable peaks and walked one helluva distance - I've seen the blisters and limps.
They haven't been helped by this year's unseasonable Spring and non-existent Summer and some have had to drop out through injury. It's not been easy. However, a core of 11 remaining team members are now set to attempt the Three Peaks Challenge this coming weekend and, judging by every forecast I've seen, it doesn't look as if they can count on the weather being on their side.
Undoubtedly, they all have their different personal reasons for doing this but the one reason that binds them all is to raise money for Cancer Research Wales. So far, they've raised over £6,000 between them. If you'd like to cheer them on and encourage them, what better way than to make a donation? I'm sure the knowledge that donations are still coming in will spur them on during the more difficult moments that they'll undoubtedly face during this challenge.
To make a donation, visit the team page at Just Giving, The PBS Peakers, where you can pick a team member to donate to or select PBS Team Page to donate to the whole team.
| 1 Year Ago: | Such a drag... |
| Run 03/07/2012 18:05 | |||
| Distance | 5:03 km | Time | 29:19 |
| Pace | 5:50 min/km | Cadence | 80 spm |
| Comments: Heavy showers. | |||
| Run 02/07/2012 17:18 | |||
| Distance | 5.01 km | Time | 29:34 |
| Pace | 5:54 min/km | Cadence | 79 spm |
| Comments: Heavy rain. | |||
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