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 Post subject: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 20:51 
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At Christmas in 2012, a good friend of ours (myself and MrsA) lost her father very suddenly to heart disease. To raise money for the BHF, I shall be walking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. This is 24 miles (about what you can really expect to do in a day) up 3 big, big hills. 3,000 feet of climbing (up the Shard 3 times.by the stairs), in less than 12 hours. I think 10 is realistic to aim for.

This is really going to hurt, I am genuinely nervous over it. As is my walking partner who has just realised it is him and I. For 10 hours.

Any and all donations gratefully received. I shall recount the experience at the BBQ with a sideshow.

Here is a map and gradient profile.


Thank you all in advance, you wondrous, generous people.


https://www.justgiving.com/David-A/


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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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Thank you, JC.

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 21:53 
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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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Thank you, Cavey!
Thank you Riles!

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:04 
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Pinged a donation. Good luck.

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:14 
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Thank you Grim. . And kc.

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 16:12 
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I have forced a training march in the Peak District this weekend*. It is going to piss it down as we do 20 miles. You get your money's worth in my misery, you know.

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*In fairness, it was sort of planned by both of us.

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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18 ish miles.


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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 15:58 
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Nice walk.


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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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It's lovely around The Cat and Fiddle. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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It's lovely around The Cat and Fiddle. :)


:this:

Prime biker territory too; something of a Mecca for us two-wheeled fiends. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:20 
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Is anyone else having problems with the JustGiving site? Three times in the past fortnight I've attempted to use it (for different things) and it just gets stuck at a random point in the process and the continue/submit buttons stop working. :(

I'll try again at home...

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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Jem wrote:
Is anyone else having problems with the JustGiving site? Three times in the past fortnight I've attempted to use it (for different things) and it just gets stuck at a random point in the process and the continue/submit buttons stop working. :(

I'll try again at home...


Yeah, I have in the past but not this time.

On one previous occasion it appeared to "hang" at the final donation confirmation (and wouldn't show the donation), so I restarted three times. Then I found out a day later that all had actually gone through (and the donations miraculously appeared), so I ended up donating a shedload!

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:35 
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My hip is a bit stiff this morning. Cat and Fiddle has great views and the Goyt Valley us lovely. 5 pints of Malt Based Recovery Beverage and a donner kebab helped last night. Here is a picture of a shrine I took on the way.


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Looks like rain...

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:38 
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Have fun tomorrow Mali. Hope the weather holds out.

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:56 
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Thank you. Plan is to leave home at half five, pick up my friend at half six, start at seven and pub at half four to five ish.

Then stagger back the 3 milesto the campsite and sleep.

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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Good luck.. Puts my 4 mile hill race to shame :)

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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10 hours 22 mins. More to follow but:

Fuck me, that was hard.


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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 16:58 
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Well done, awesome!
10hrs 22min? Cripes, I'd have expired before then...

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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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Cavey wrote:
Well done, awesome!
10hrs 22min? Cripes, I'd have expired before then...


Thank you. And thank you all.


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 Post subject: Re: Three Yorkshire Peaks
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Kern wrote:
Have fun tomorrow Mali. Hope the weather holds out.

Remember: trig point photos are obligatory.


In reverse order..


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90th and 91st out of 391. If it is a race.

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That is pretty good going..

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