As many of you know from our updates on Facebook and Instagram, we set off for Snowdonia just after Easter to get a few more summits under our belt. We'll be posting about each of the three peaks we completed in the coming days. And for those that are chasing me for details of future walks - I …
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And we’re off…
Right, we've dusted off our walking boots, persuaded some hardy folk to join us, dug out our bobble hats, found ourselves a guide and are setting off on the five hour drive to Snowdonia tomorrow morning for a week in the Welsh mountains. The forecast looks interesting. We'll be posting on our blog about how we …
CBBC cover our challenge….
Quite excitingly, just before Christmas CBBC decided they'd like to cover our challenge. Issie is a fan of the "My Life" TV series and when they asked for people to write in about their own experiences, she got in touch. A few phone calls and interviews with the production team later and our challenge was …
Wales here we come!
Hi all, sorry you haven't heard much from us over the last three months, but we're back now that the weather is warming up and we're able to get out walking again. With two peaks down, we're itching to get going on the next eight. The Welsh hills are next on the list and we'll be setting …
As promised…dates!
"There are tons of reasons to take children up mountains. Yes, it’s good for them (and you). And yes, it’s great for family bonding. But when you’re eight years old, with a gigantic grin on your face, standing on the roof of Wales, looking at the world unfold below you, and thinking, “I climbed that!” – well, …
Charlie
We know there are many people following our challenge who knew Charlie incredibly well and miss him like we do. But we are also lucky enough to to have met many, many wonderful people since he died who never had that chance. So we thought this was a good excuse to dig out some old pictures …
A huge thank you and some dates!
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has written or donated or emailed or called since we first launched this challenge. "We've raised £1,500 in just three weeks. A really big thank you to everyone who has donated to these two brilliant causes! It makes the walks much easier, knowing so …
The Lake District Movie
A big thank you to our guide from Original Outdoors who recorded our two peaks in the Lakes, (plus an additional walk we did on our last day up Gummer's Howe) in still and moving pictures! Oh and advanced warning - this movie has music so watch out if you're sitting at your desk at …
First Mountain Adventure – The Lake District (part III) – Scafell Pike
Summit 2: Scafell Pike - 978m/3209 feet So, having made it up and down Harrison stickle, how good would it have been to have a day to rest our achey legs? Dry out our sodden boots? Have a lie in? Afraid not, the alarm went off at 6.30am the next morning and we struggled out of …
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First Mountain Adventure – The Lake District (part II)
Summit 1: Harrison Stickle - 761m/2500 feet With the help of our guide from Original Outdoors, we set off for our first challenge on 26th August - climbing our first mountain, Harrison Stickle (761m). We'd selected a relatively short walk as our first one - to help both of us loosen up our legs and get used to climbing again. …
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Charlie’s 10 