Chris Dalrymple

I felt to compelled to write this after just (almost literally) coming down from a very wet and windy Whernside (2,415 feet, and the highest mountain in Yorkshire, fact fans) as part of our preparation for the Yorkshire Three Peaks on 9th July.

.... A very wet me on Whernside today. Loving the gloves, aren't you?

For those who don’t know, the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge is a ‘very demanding but rewarding‘ 25 mile circular walk which just happens to have the summits of Pen-y-ghent (694 metres – 2,276 feet), Whernside (736 metres – 2,415 feet) and Ingleborough (723 metres  2,372 feet) in the way. We’re aiming to do it in about 10 hours or so and we’re hoping to raise a bit of money for MacMillan along the way.

Today was our first attempt at one of the peaks to attempt a bit of training. The verdict? Very wet, very windy, and very tiring. A bit of a reality check when I think we have to do 3 of those on the trot. Oh, and my jecket isn’t as waterproof as I thought…

I think therefore that you should definitely donate. Go on, just a tenner, you know you want to. If we get enough I’ll even do my infamous ‘Japanese Tourist’ photo pose on the summit of each… DONATE NOW!