19th July 2007

WOW what a crazy weekend! We did it, we finished the Three Peak Challenge! I will get some photos and a write up on the blog ASAP for you all to see.

SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED SO FAR.

We have smashed our £3500 target and the total is still creeping up. Hopefully we can hit £5500 or even (dare I say it) £6k by the cut off date of 11th August!

27th June 2007

The walkers went to Scafell Pike last weekend to test it out! Read the story and see the pics on our blog.

http://3peakchallenge.blogspot.com/

Then you can SPONSOR US PLEASE!

31st May 2007

A big BIG thank you to everyone who has sponsored us so far! If you haven't yet PLEASE DO. You can easily sponsor us right now by clicking the "SPONSOR US NOW >" button above. If you already have please email everyone in your address book and ask them to please DIG DEEP!

Blog Update!! We now have a blog! The blog will keep you up to date with our training and sponsorship - IT EVEN HAS PHOTOS. You can visit it at http://3peakChallenge.blogspot.com  

John

Update 30th May 2007

I have set up a blog to keep you all up to date with out training and news. Read our blog at http://3peakchallenge.blogspot.com/. It also has pictures!

John

The Challenge

On 12th July 2007 three people from the Lawn Tennis Assocation (LTA) Brigid, Nicole and John will attempt the Three Peak Challenge to raise £3500 for The Greenhouse Schools Project.

The National Three Peaks Challenge is a mountain endurance test where we will attempt to climb the three highest peaks of the UK in less than 24 hours.

The mountains to be climbed, are Ben Nevis in Western Scotland (1344 m), Scafell Pike in North-Western England (978 m) and Snowdon in North Wales (1085 m).

The Team

The walkers are Brigid Macdonald, Nicole Seneque and John Howard.
Kevan Taylor will be driving us about 450 miles!.
Mark Ackroyd will be helping us with a training plan.

The Route

The planned routes that we will be taking on are:

     * Ben Nevis: Mountain Track - Starts at visitor centre in Glen Nevis
     * Scafell Pike: From Wasdale Head via Lingmel Col
     * Snowdon: Llanberis path from Llanberis (or PYG track from Pen Y Pass - this will be confirmed shortly)

Links

www.greenhouseschools.org - Greenhouse Schools Project
www.sportindustry.biz/events/3-peaks-rally - Sponsor Us!
www.lta.org.uk - the Lawn Tennis Assocation
3peakchallenge.blogspot.com - Our Blog

Thanks

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Greenhouse Schools Project will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor us now!

Many thanks for your support.

John, Brigid, Nicole, Kevan & Mark