A team from ARDEX UK and Building Adhesives Limited have completed the National Three Peaks Challenge on 23rd and 24th June 2012, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital raising £10,000 in sponsorship.
A hardy bunch of eight participants, along with a fantastically supportive back up team, took part in the challenge that involves climbing Britain’s three highest peaks, Ben Nevis in Western Scotland (4,409 ft), Scafell Pike in the Lake District (3,209 ft) and Snowdon in North Wales (3,560 ft), all within 24 hours; a total hike of 11,178 ft, driving 415 miles between the mountains.
In appalling weather conditions’ the team conquered Ben Nevis, with snowfields on the top, in 4 hours 40 minutes. The rain was horizontal most of the time and, because of the amount of water coming off the mountain, it meant that the team were not walking along a track, but through a stream! The next stage, Scafell Pike, was again tackled through a raging torrent of rain, but the team all made it up and down the mountain in 3 hours 15 minutes. After a ‘soggy’ mini bus journey, better weather conditions thankfully greeted the weary trekkers at Snowdon, where they completed the peak in 3 hours 30 minutes.
All eight members of the team walked over the finishing line to complete the challenge inside the target time of 24 hours, finishing in a brilliant 23 hours 30 minutes.
Peter Bell, Managing Director of ARDEX and Building Adhesives Limited said, “I have to say, the effort and camaraderie of everyone in our team was immense. This challenge provided us with not only a physical challenge, but one where we had to overcome mental fatigue as well. I can’t thank Great Ormond Street Hospital enough for providing us with the opportunity to participate and raise money and awareness for such a great charity. I would also like to thank and praise my colleagues, who were inspirational and showed what can be achieved through teamwork and endeavour”.
Present at the £10,000 cheque handover were Mark Dove, Area Sales Manager for Building Adhesives Limited for East Anglia, with his wife Charlotte and 14 month old baby Olivia. The money will be specifically targeted for use on the ward that Olivia was, and is still being treated. Accepting the cheque from Peter Bell, Managing Director of ARDEX and Building Adhesives Limited is Lucy, the sister on Olivia’s ward.
