Wednesday 18 May 2011

Our 3 Peaks Walking Agenda

So, there are only two sleeps until we set off on our 3 Peaks challenge - it has come around so fast, and I for one am feeling a little bit nervous!

Today, we all received an e-mail containing the agenda for our weekend away... I am now in shock!

For those who think our challenge is going to be a 'walk in the park' take a look at this:

Friday

0845               Mini-buses at Clear

0915               Team Photo at Clear Offices (Richmond and Twickenham Times official photographer!)

0930               Depart from Clear offices for Scotland

1200               Have a scheduled lunch stop / driver break, loo stop.

1430               Pick up Mountain Sense guide.

1630               Stop at Claire’s mums (en route) Collect breakfast cereals & milk.  Loo stop & tea & cakes provided!

1700/30          Head to Drovers Inn on side of Loch Lomond for dinner

1830/1900      Estimated arrival time at Drovers / dinner

2030                Estimated arrival time at Glen Coe YHA

Saturday

0330                       Wakeup call & breakfast

0400                       Depart for Glen Nevis Visitor Centre (start point)    

                         
0445                       Drivers make cuppa!  & distribute cereal bars etc for Ben walk. Walker sort kit & get ready.  Claire does kit check /
                                Safety brief.

0500/15                Start walk

1030/1100           Return

1100                     Drivers (pending mobile communication with teams) prep food etc

1130                     Depart Fort William

1630                     Arrive Seathwaite Farm & start immediately.

2100/2200           Return

2200                     Meal prepared by Emily.

2300                     Depart Seathwaite Farm.

2300-0400           Drive time to North Wales.

0430                     Start Snowdon

0830                     Finish Snowdon / breakfast

0930                     Head back to London.


Now just incase anyone missed it - there's a 3.30am wake up call in that schedule... that is insane! I didn't even know there was a 3.30am - well yeh I did but I'm normally full of alcohol at that point and going to bed so I don't care!

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Good Luck to us!! :)

Friday 6 May 2011

Looking forward to our challenge!

Let's try and do a better job than these guys... ;)

Lesson No 1 - go up the right mountain...