The two Tom’s, Ash & Moz, have decided at 40+ years of age to complete the 3 peaks challenge. With varying levels of fitness, this will be a challenge and a half….

So why are we doing this? In addition a little male bravado, we would like to raise monies for an extremely worthy cause ‘The Cure CJD Campaign’ - Tom B has personally been impacted by Familial CJD, with it causing the death of his Grandmother, Auntie & Dad.

Familial CJD is a degenerative brain disorder caused by misfolded prion proteins, which destroy brain cells. The disease is rapidly progressive and usually leads to death within 1 year of it’s onset and often much sooner. (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd/causes/)

There is presently no treatment or cure for CJD and due to how rare this disease is, there is very little funding via the NHS, however, by donating to the CureCJD Campaign (https://www.curecjd.org) , it will help scientists to find a way to ensure future generations do not contract this life shortening disease.

You can follow our journey to ‘fitness’ here, as we will post a few updates on the hikes we complete prior to the big day. Also, if you can - please donate !