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We are undertaking a challenge to climb Welsh
mountains together on 6th October
2019, and summit five hundred times between us in order to support important charities.
We want to raise money for these charities
by tackling eight peaks in the Brecon
Beacons,
following a ten-mile route
over Corn Du (873m), Pen y Fan (886m), Cribyn (795m),
Fan y Big
(719m) and across the ridge along Bwlch y Ddwyallt (754m)
and Waun Rydd (769m),
descending via Carn Pica (750m) and Twyn Du (533m). With 2369
feet of ascent and 3304 feet of descent for all 80+ participants from the D Social community, this
will be both logistically and physically challenging!
Given the Welsh weather in October,
we do have a Plan B in place: it is a ten-mile route from the southern end of
the Malvern Hills to the northern-most point,
taking in seventeen hilltops each
along the way. While
the altitude is more modest, this would end up being well over 1000 summits.
If a Plan C is needed, then we shall endeavour
to row on
ergometer machines the full distance that we would have walked between us all (800
miles) on that day.
Whichever way we
do it, we will work hard to repay your
generosity,
for which we and the charities we have chosen are very grateful.