UK Challenges News
Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge
On Father’s Day weekend the Watson family, including 8 year old Thomas, and some of their friends took on the Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge. The Yorkshire Three Peak Challenge is a demanding 24.5 mile hike in the Yorkshire Dales over the three peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough : the challenge is to complete the route in twelve hours. Team Watto and their friends completed the challenge in a fantastic 11 hours and 2 minutes.
The team chose to support The Prostate Cancer Charity as both Niall and Phil’s father have had prostate cancer. The team have so far raised over £1,000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity with 8 year old Thomas having raised a quarter of that from sponsorship. A huge thank you to Team Watto and their friends and colleagues.
White Water Rafting
Lea Brookes and a group of friends took to the water in July to test out their white water rafting skills.
“We had a fabulous time, I would definitley do it again” said Lea.
The team raised a fantastic £1,170 for The Prostate Cancer Charity so a huge thank you to Lea and her friends.
The Ultimate Challenge – 3 Peaks in 24 hours!
Our fantastic team took part in the 3 peaks challenge on the 11th July 2009. They battled through the heat on Ben Nevis, the rain and dark on Scafell Pike and the exhaustion on Mount Snowdon. The team did a fantastic job and all put a huge effort into the challenge. So far they have raised a fantastic £3,000 so a huge well done to Zoe, Jo, Stephen, Ameet, Smeer and Paul!
We conquered Ben – May 23rd 2009!
Our team of 15 intrepid trekkers all made it up and down Ben Nevis in about 7 hours. The weather was beautiful at the bottom with blue skies and a light wind so the team were able to enjoy the views on the way up. However, it was snowing at the top but this all added to the challenge and sense of achievement when they reached the top triumphantly. The youngest person in the group was 14 and the oldest was 67 and everybody helped motivate each other throughout the day. At the end there was a well deserved meal and presentation to say thanks to everyone for their hard work. So far our trekkers have raised over £5,000.
“It was an absolutely fantastic experience and a real challenge. It was great to walk with a team of such supportive people and I would definitely do it again next year.” Gemma
If you would like to take part in the Ben Nevis Trek as an open challenge then complete our events form for more information.
Ben Nevis 2008
On the 26th September 2008 a group of 9 brave men took on the immense challenge of climbing Ben Nevis.
They battled freezing temperatures, mist and rain to reach the top. They then had to race back down again in time for the post-dinner ceilidh!
We would like to say a big thank you to
Brett Ennals, Glenn Clark, Robert Bruce, George Foy, Phil Cheslin, David Postlethwaite, Mark Newell, Tim Wilson, Paul Gill.
