Staff from housewares manufacturer What More UK took on a training climb of Ben Nevis – completing the climb and return in just 4 hours 30 minutes. The ascent was in training for the National Three Peaks Challenge on September 10, when the team aims to raise £15,000 for Derian House, a young people’s hospice.
The What More staff, aka Team Wham has now completed their training climbs, conquering all three peaks separately.
Last year, staff took on the tough Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for Accrington Stanley Community Trust. Braving terrible weather, the team successfully completed the challenge in just 10 hours 36 minutes and raised £11,645. This year’s National Three Peaks Challenge is considered to be much more difficult, taking in the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales.
The team will start by climbing Ben Nevis (1345m) at 8am, then Scafell Pike (978m) at 7pm and the final climb of Snowdon (1085m), at 4am. They aim to complete all three climbs by 8am on September 11 2022, at total of 3,408 metres in 24 hours.
Garry Ireland, operations director comments: “The team has been working hard all year improving our fitness and speed to ensure we achieve this enormous challenge and raise vital funds for Derian House. Ben Nevis wasn’t easy, with visibility poor at the top, but we’re confident now we’ve climbed all three!”
Adds company director Tony Grimshaw OBE: “This is a great cause, and I encourage people to donate to spur them on in their really tough challenge. Completing all three peaks in training shows they can do it, and we’ll be supporting them all the way!”
Derian House in Chorley provides respite and end-of-life care to more than 450 children and young people across the North West – 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Derian House only receive 17% funding from the government, but services cost £5.7 million to run every year.
Team Wham appreciate every donation to help Derian House – to show support to the team go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/what-more-uk-derian-house
Top: Team Wham scaling Ben Nevis in training for the Three Peaks Challenge.
