In the mid 1980s my Mum Hazel was diagnosed with an Astrocytoma. In September 2019, Mum passed away, after a 30+ year battle with her brain tumour. I can‘t really put into words what Mum meant to us. She was inspirational, courageous, stoic and caring. Her love for her family shone through. Even as her illness progressed and her speech failed, Mum always had a smile. “Life is better when you‘re smiling.” I started raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity a few years ago, running the Paris Marathon in 2018 as part of my fund raising. During this time I’ve had amazing support from family and friends - in particular friends from work have encouraged me to take part in Tough Mudder, Man vs Coast etc. and kept me smiling through hard times. These same friends - Alison, Anth, Darren and Rachel - have now kindly agreed to take on The Three Peaks Challenge with me to raise as much money as we can in memory of Mum. The National Three Peaks Challenge involves climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales, within 24 hours. The total walking distance is 23 miles (37km) and the total ascent is 3064 metres (10,052ft) - twice the ascent of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, over a similar total walking distance. The total driving distance is 462 miles.The three mountains are: Snowdon, in Wales (1085m); Scafell Pike, in England (978m); Ben Nevis, in Scotland (1345m). Your brain is the most extraordinary part of your body. It's responsible for your ability to move and to communicate. It controls your emotions and stores your memories. It's the part of you that makes you, who you are. Yet, 102,000 people In the UK, are currently living with a brain tumour and the impact can be devastating. Research into brain tumours is woefully underfunded. Survival rates are just 11% and treatments haven't changed in 40 years. Please support us if you can, in memory of Hazel, so that in the next 40years change does happen for those diagnosed.