Sunday 20 September 2009

Three Peaks Challenge - Wearnside & Ingleborough

The second rest stop was between Wearnside and Ingleborough - from what I could gather the climb up Wearnside was nothing in comparison to the knee grating agony that is coming back down.

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The path zig-zagging down Wearnside.

The trail of people coming off Wearnside! With the naked eye they were invisible, Bob, Sandra and I were discussing how weird it was that we knew all those people were out there but we couldn't see them - then I looked through my zoom lense and there they all were!
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By the time everyone was getting to the 2nd rest stop the weather had changed and was drizzly and feeling a lot colder - I have no idea how anyone summed up the energy or enthusiasm needed to keep going up the big, black brooding lump that is Ingleborough and the third and final peak.

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First one's to set off were James, Ross, Chris and Nu.
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Jacob looks less than thrilled by the prospect of Ingleborough!

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At this point Adele and Lydia had decided to call it a day....

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As had Alex who's feet were badly blistered.

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And then ... Lydia changed her mind! This is her, right at the back RUNNING to catch up with her Dad and Simon, what a trooper!

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