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I work for Lloyds Banking Group and we are proud to be working in partnership with Mental Health UK in 2017 and 2018.  Mental illness affects more people every year than cancer or heart disease. One in four of us in the UK will be affected by a mental health problem in any given year. Mental Health UK run over 400 services and have 200 volunteer support groups in communities around the UK.

The only national peak I have done before is Snowdon ten years ago...I remember it being a really wet day with no views. A stag party wearing tutus passed me at one of my darkest moments. I found it really tough and at several points I was saved from turning back by very patient friends bearing cake!

I am a member of a local hiking group but the routes I do are generally fairly flat. Signing up for this challenge has been a great incentive for me to stretch myself and do more hills and challenging walks. The smallest incline made me turn beetroot at the start of this...it now takes a little bit longer, but plenty of room for improvement so I will keep practising!

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