Chatsworth Challenge : Date : Sat. 26th June 2010
The history of the walks so
far in words and pictures
Up to date financial details and other information about our fundraising activities
Annual financial details of the totals raised from our Walkers and Corporate Sponsors
The ups, the downs, and all the bits in between
Preparation, Hints & Tips
Handy tips and sound advice for tackling those peaks.
Some interesting features associated with our walks
All the other bits we couldn’t fit in anywhere else
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Oh no, not again ...
(comments picked from Gerard’s files)
“ After two financially successful events it would have been easy to call it a day. I’m sure the walkers thought ‘Not again’, and wishing that I had! Unfortunately, whilst every year funded research is finding new ways of controlling cancer, it is still devastating people’s lives. How can I put my feet up and think I’ve done my bit now? “
Gerard.
June 18th 2005 : Our third walk and this year complemented by a good turnout of individual walkers.
1. Pen-y-ghent Summit. On a misty morning many of the familiar faces can be seen (although not too clearly) on the summit of the first of the three peaks, Pen-y-Ghent. Even though the weather is distinctly ‘ordinary’ it cannot dampen the enthusiasm on the faces of the twenty two captured here.The sixty-two walkers who took part were partly swelled by a group who work for the Tameside Primary Care Trust based in Ashton-Under-Lyne. The party were organised by Darren & Kay Plant and made a very welcome contribution to the day. Darren and Kay had picked up the walk from the website, applied, walked and raised valuable sponsorship for the fund. Also from the Lancashire side of the Pennines is Paul Slone who brought a team of nine based around his company, Universal Cooling in Blackburn. Paul later proved to be the top fundraiser for the 2005 walk, and brought in a staggering individual contribution.
2. Checkpoint 2 - The Farm Shop. At this check-point at Chapel-le-Dale walkers have the opportunity of taking refreshments at the Farm Tea Shop. Everything on offer by the friendly staff members is of good quality and at a reasonable price. Toilet facilities are also available in the shop. During the winter months the shop reverts back to being a working barn.
With the sun now shining the Support Team are in high spirits though we never really established why Wendy Lynskey was leaning at such a jaunty angle. (She always leans like that when she’s been drinking.. Ed). Unfortunately her balancing did little to impress the frosty-faced spectator sitting on the bench to the left of the picture.
3. Ingleborough Summit. Six of us on the top of the third and last summit, Ingleborough. Three o'clock in the afternoon with the sun full on is when you find out if your carrying enough water. Seen from above, the shelter the walkers are sitting in is two walls in the shape of a cross. This arrange allows walkers to keep out of the wind (or away from prying eyes) regardless of conditions. Although you can't actually spot them in this photo Glen Hall, in the white England cricket shirt decided to make the twenty-six mile slog even harder by doing it in steel toe capped pit boots. He was so sick of them by the end of the day that he left them outside the Fox & Hounds Pub in Batley at closing time and went home in bare feet. He obviously thought this was the last he'd see of them, but Vanessa Procter (fair hair and sunglasses) stashed them away and made a presentation of them at Glen's cricket club end of season dinner.
2. Checkpoint 2 - The Farm Shop
4. Steve Orme Walking Down Ingleborough
4. Steve Orme Walking Down Ingleborough. Here we see Steve Orme in the orange shirt striding out on the final leg down to the finishing line in Horton. He looks for the entire world like a man with the scent of beer in his nostrils. Taking a breather in the centre of the picture (red shirt and white hat) is Danny Fuga. Steve and Danny work together at GDL Air Systems in Hadfield, Glossop. Between them they managed to cajole a party of around nine to take part on the day. We hope their day out on the hills proved to be enjoyable, and we look forward to seeing them (and hopefully a few more of their work colleagues) in 2006.
2005 Walk : Three Peaks Challenge
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