The Chairmans Meet 2015

Post date: Jun 10, 2015 9:49:57 PM

The last weekend in May saw Andy, Celia, Lee, Natalie, Ross, Sid, and Theresa join Chairman Steve in Yorkshire for this years Chairman's Meet. The challenge: the Three Peaks Circuit, 40 km and 1600m of ascent inside 12 hours, taking in the peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.

The team about to ascend Pen-y-Ghent, 3 km in to the walk.

In cool, but otherwise fair weather, we navigated our way through a couple of other groups attempting the same feat, most notably 200 trainee nurses from the University of Central Lancashire supported by the Army Medical Corps, to complete the circuit in 11:16 hrs! Though we did walk a bit further than the 'official' route!

The Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle-Carlisle line from near the summit of Whernside

The (surprisingly happy???) team at the end of the challenge!