The first item on our new webpage is the story and photographs of the 3-Peaks' adventure that took place in August this year.

Hello there.

We cannot put in to words how proud we are of each of us for completing the walk.

 

 

We set off from the car park at 7.50am Sammi, Becky, Jack, Keeley, Andy (Oh and let's not forget Nena and Mavis the two doggies) each with a spring in our step until we began the first incline and the first comment came from Becky "If there's one thing I can't stand it's Hill's".  Very funny and it made us all laugh.

 

We marched on and were soon at the top of a very foggy Pen-y-ghent, only about 21 miles to go!!!! A quick cup of tea on the top and away we went again. Picking our way down the Hill and looking waaaaaay into the distance at a very tiny Ribblehead viaduct, lunch would be there. It seemed such a long and gruelling journey across moorland mile after mile of bog, Jack practising his long jump skills and Keeley floating across the bog like a fairy princess.

 

 

We finally made it to Ribblehead to be met by Geoff, Sammi's dad, who had warm soup, crisps and sandwiches, yummy, much needed food!

 

Off we went again this time bound for the long backed whernside. By this point a few blisters had started raising their ugly heads and our pace slowed a little, not so for the pups though, they were marching on duracell bunny styley. This Hill really took it out of all of us, it was hard work. Looking from the top across where we had come from was a proud moment but at the same time looking across at Ingleborough knowing we still had to make it there and climb it was soul destroying.

 

 

We pressed on though and eventually hit the bottom of Whernside again to be met by Geoff. We all set off to Ingleborough a few bits offloaded and left with Geoff including our Little Miss Mavis for a well deserved rest; she did really well. The climb up Ingleborough was painstakingly hard work: each step a huge effort, Nena stuck to heal all the way but with the famous Border Terrier trait checking behind to see where everyone was every now and again.

 

 

Trig point reached a massive sigh of relief and a tear in my eye. Quick drink of water for us and off we went again back down the Hill. From hitting the bottom of Ingleborough across the fields that lay ahead we really thought of all the many reasons why this walk was important to us and naturally our Border Terrier friends sprung to mind, I thought about making a difference to the life of so many little BT's I truly hope we do.

 

Blisters burst, knee paining and every ounce of us being pushed to the limit.

 

Thank you so much to all the Border terriers that pushed us to do this and the fantastic group of people we had the pleasure of completing it with You're all brilliant. 

 

Sammi and Rebecca

 

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THEM AGAIN FOR THEIR AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH INCLUDED SAMMI'S AWARD OF THE 3-PEAK MEMBERSHIP AFTER HAVING COMPLETED THE CLIMB IN UNDER 12 HOURS AND TO THANK THEM FOR FUNDS RAISED FOR BTW.  THEY ACHIEVED A STAGGERING £538.10! THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL OUR BTS OUT THERE.