Three peaks, two counties One Aim

louise_1981

Hi All,

I was wondering if you would be able to help one of the guys that I work with. In two weeks time, on May 15th, he and some friends will be doing the three peaks challenge and is hoping to do it in under 24 hours.

Through work we have already raised money through cake days and quizzes.

All your donated money will be going to Cancer Research and the Everyman Campaign for male cancers. As somebody who has, sadly, had to see the great work of the Everyman Campaign first hand through family experience he knows just how beneficial their work is.
He did say that one thing that has struck him when talking to people, is just how many other people have been affected too. One in three will be affected by cancer at some stage, so it’s more than likely that somebody you know will come to benefit from the work of the Everyman Campaign.

I also have experienced the devastating effects cancer can have on a family, with all four of my Grandparents having some form of cancer in recent years, and only wish I can donate more.

So this is my way of helping, by advertising his event and hopefully raising that bit more money.

Even if you can’t donate much, every little helps!

www.justgiving.com/twocountiesthreepeaks

Thank you

theartfullodger

Speaking as someone living in Fort William with the top of Ben Nevis less than 5 miles away... whilst I applaud your idea that other people should fund your favourite charity... may I make a small request?

Could you instead ask punters to donate money for you NOT to drive around the roads of England, Wales & Scotland, clogging up the lay-byes, making more noise than the neighbours would wish for in the small-hours, thinking as it is "For Charity" it makes everything alright. Then calling out the mountain rescue (oh yes, read their annual reports and "Charity events" figure in them rather more often than you may wish).

No, really. Enjoy the hills, stick to the speed limits, get healthy but not this way please?? And certainly not at weekends??

Cheers & Best wishes to all, including those who don't agree with me..

Lodger

PS See wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Three_Peaks_Challenge
in particular.

Criticisms

As the popularity of the challenge has grown in recent years, it has been increasingly criticised by local residents and conservation bodies in the areas around the peaks. It has been blamed for an increase in traffic at unsociable hours in rural areas. Participants have also been accused of dumping litter, causing erosion by using short-cuts in an attempt to save time, and inconveniencing residents and other visitors by illegal or inconsiderate driving and parking of vehicles.[2]
A particular problem in Wasdale Head, the usual starting point for Scafell Pike, is the lack of mains water; on occasion the influx of challengers has meant the limited water supply has been exhausted. In June 2007 alone 29,000 people attempted the challenge.
Another criticism is that, although money is raised for the charity of choice (with a proportion sometimes going to an organising company), these and similar challenges stretch the resources of other charities such as local mountain rescue teams. The event also presents road safety hazards due to driver tiredness, although these can be mitigated by using drivers who are not themselves walking.[3]
A set of guidelines has been drawn up by the Institute of Fundraising.[4] Amongst other things, this asks participants to:

• avoid weekends
• avoid the period from late June to mid July
• avoid arriving or departing settled areas between midnight and 5 am.
• limit events to 200 participants or less.