Three Peaks Challenge raises over £4,000 for the Opal Foundation
We did it!
• The highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales
• 17 intrepid participants
• 26 miles of ascent and descent
• Over 1,000 miles by road
• Heat, snow and exhaustion….
….All within 24 hours!
Congratulations and well done to our intrepid 3 Peaks Challenge team, who overcame heat, snow and exhaustion (from very little sleep) to climb the highest mountains in Scotland (Ben Nevis), England (Scafell Pike) and Wales (Snowdon) within 24 hours, to raise £4,000 (and rising) to provide safe water and sanitation for the people of Kechene Slum, Ethiopia.
The walkers, who completed a total ascent and descent of a whopping 26 miles were:
Andrew Kelly
Craig Cleary
Craig Stuart
Dave Orsler
David Holden
James Buckley
Jonathan Moore
Krzysztof Pegza
Lyn Thurlow
Melanie Willis
Nigel Batty
Rob Bratt
Tommy Ditchfield
Wayne Lockwood
Ably assisted by drivers who drove over 1,000 miles (some of it through the night) and support staff
Andrew Yates
Karl King
Maureen Caldwell
Stephen Weaver
Thank you all for your hard work and dedication!
It was gruelling and the hardest thing anyone had ever done:
