As if climbing the highest peaks in six countries wasn’t enough to wear you out, an intrepid team of three Island walkers will be trying to do it in a single weekend.
Gail Green, Nigel Maddocks and Charles Douthwaite have set out today (Fri) to take on the Six Peaks Challenge to raise cash for WaterAid, a charity which provides safe clean water and sanitation for the world’s poorest people.
You can support the team by logging on at walkingmann.wordpress.com
Charles explains the 72 hours of travelling between climbs may well be as exhausting as the climbs:

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