On 29 September 2023, ten of us from Simply Gym Llansamlet will be taking on the challenge of walking the National 3 Peaks in 24 hours. Yes, you read that right - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon all in 24 hours! A total walking distance of 23 miles (37km), total ascent of 3064 metres (10,052 ft) and driving distance of 462 miles, this is going to be quite a challenge!!

This is an incredible personal challenge for everyone, but for one member it is even more so as she will be walking in memory of her late Mum, who unfortunately passed away from a little known condition called Pulmonary Fibrosis on 17 June 2021.

This condition is currently incurable and severely limits life expectancy. Her Mum only survived 3 years from initial diagnosis. Take a look at the link below for more info on this particular story and cause.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/ifsummitsworthdoingapf?utm_source=copyLink&utm_medium=one_page&utm_content=page/ifsummitsworthdoingapf&utm_campaign=pfp-share&utm_term=2e12ae1ae025400996973f053010bced

PF can be very lonely and scary for sufferers and their families. A support network of people who you can talk to, who understand and can help with useful information is extremely important. And we need more support in Wales!!

Any donation you can make, no matter how big or small, is incredibly important and greatly appreciated. APF have kindly agreed to ring fence our fundraising for providing better support for those specifically in Wales, as well allocating some of it towards research to benefit all.

Please, anything you can give will help enormously and give us all that extra push and motivation we’ll all need at some point on the peaks! Let’s do this!