At our peak; ...to prove we're raining champs!Byline: By RON LIVINGSTONE INTREPID adventurers took to the highest mountains of the UK - in one of the wettest weekends in living memory. Steve Hall plus friends and "friends-of-friends" took on the national three peaks challenge - climbing Ben Nevis Ben Nevis (nē`vĭs, nĕv`ĭs), peak, 4,406 ft (1,343 m) high, Highland, W Scotland, overlooking Glen Nevis; highest peak of Great Britain. , Scafell Pike Sca·fell Pike A mountain in the Cumbrian Mountains of northwest England. At 979.1 m (3,210 ft), it is the highest peak in the range and the highest elevation in England. and Snowdon in 24 hours. The team of 17 climbers, backed by a support team of five, made it by the deadline - with seconds to spare - and hope to raise about pounds 6,000 for worthy Teesside causes. Conditions on Ben Nevis were "great" and the team got up and down in five hours on Friday afternoon. There then followed a six hour drive to Wasdale Head Wasdale Head is a small village in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The village claims to be home of the highest mountain (Scafell Pike), deepest lake (Wastwater), smallest church and biggest liar in England. in the Lakes for the ascent of Scafell Pike in "dreadful" conditions, reaching the peak at 2.30am on Saturday. Steve, a driving instructor from Acklam, Middlesbrough, said: "We gritted our teeth and saw it through." The driving team skillfully got them to Wales in awful conditions for the last peak, in vehicles which included a people carrier loaned by Kia Motors. Steve added: "We arrived and literally ran out of the vehicles knowing the clock was now firmly against us. "The weather made it a particular challenge but determination outranked aching limbs." The cash raised will be divided between Zoe's Place, the Great North Air Ambulance The Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA) is an English charity based in the United Kingdom. It provides air ambulance services across the North of England from the Scottish border south to North Yorkshire in the east and Cumbria in the west. , Teesside Hospice and the Alice Murphy Fund for cancer research. CAPTION(S): BRAVING THE WEATHER: Steve Hall and 16 others took on the three peaks challenge |
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