The Bull Hotel 3 Peaks Challenge

Celebrate Valentine's Day @TheBullHotel this evening, rooms and tables still available - just! Book now on 01308 485421

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Celebrate Valentine's Day @TheBullHotel http://bit.ly/g0nuKB only 2 weeks time!

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Christmas Eve carols @TheBullHotel, from 5:00pm in the Hay Loft above @TheStableDorset, complimentary mulled cider or wine

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Beautiful sunny day at the Dorset Seafood Festival. Come and say hello.

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Heston stays the night and eats at The Stable

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Weekend Brunch at The Bull Hotel this weekend from 10am to 3pm, prices start from just £3.50

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Hughes Fearnley-Whittingstall is filming for River Cottage at our wonderful greengrocers, Bridget's Market next door

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The Bull Hotel Annual New Year's Eve Ball

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Information on The Bull Hotel Annual New Year's Eve Ball tickets

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Finish time at the Pen-y-pass carpark 16:04 pm, 23 hours 45 minutes after we started

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Snowdon summit, Billy being buffeted by the strong wind, we had to crawl down to avoid being blown off

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Llyn Llydaw reservoir and the Miners Track from the Pyg Track, Snowdon

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Scafell Pike summit trig point, 6:10am

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Scafell Pike climb at 5am, winds gusting so high they could take you off your feet

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Stunning sunset colours

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Adjusting the poles for the steeper descent ahead

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The light beginning to fade as we near the end of the zig zags

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Back to the zig zags

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Wendy about to begin sledging with the others below

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The views as we started to descend the summit plateau were stunning

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The Bull Hotel team at the old observatory Ben Nevis

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With the Julia's House banner, the reason we are doing this. Please continue to help us raise more for them , click on the link in Our Partners to the right.

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Mal at the summit trig point, Ben Nevis

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Rich, Billy, Andy and Wendy on the summit of Ben Nevis, 1344m

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Mal a way back from the snow cornice

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Massive snow cornice at about Maclean's step

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The Team preparing for the final push to the summit of Ben Nevis

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Last 100m of climb to go, cairns are 2m high so a lot of snow, no ice

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View south on Ben Nevis

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Stunning views on 'The Ben'

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Wendy and Billy, poles needed

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Wendy at the bottom of the zig zags

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Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe

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Andy and Billy on the Mountain Track, Ben Nevis

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Richard and Billy, Ben Nevis

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Nikki on track, half an hour up Ben Nevis

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Wendy resting before the start at Glen Nevis

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Loch Lomand on the roadtrip up.

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Thank you to our many supporters, friends and family,

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your constant encouragement saw us through some difficult times. A special thank you to Mumm for donating the celebratory champagne. Don't forget you can still donate and help Julia's house at www.justgiving.com/thebullhotel.

I would like to take this opportunity to say how proud I am of the team, from the day we started training to the euphoric moment of finishing under 24 hours, everyone has given their all. This and the fact we had no rain made my job so much easier. The 6ft of snow on Nevis and the 80mph gusts of wind on both Scafell Pike and Snowdon certainly sapped our energy and warmth - but didn't stop us!

There will be more posts coming with photos that we didn't have time, or energy, to post during the challenge. Mal.

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A fitting end, curry and a game of pool.

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24 hours, 3 Peaks, snow on Nevis, 80 mile an hour gusts on Scafell Pike & Snowdon. Mission completed in 23 hours 45 mins.

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Snowdon from The Miners track.

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The long walk back, 1 hour and 50 mins to come within 24 hours.

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Snowdon summit in 1 hour 50 mins.

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Summit 100m.

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Start of Snowdon 12:32pm,we have to finish by 16:19! Tight.

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Scafell Pike finished in 4 hours exactly.

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Snowdon is going to be tight, due to the deep (6ft) of snow on Nevis and the 80 mph gusts of wind on Scafell Pike. Sent from Mal's iPhone

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Scafell Pike summited in incredible 2 hours 5 mins

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Billy and Wendy's first scramble ahead. Team making good time.

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Sun trying to rise over the Lakes. Set off from Wasdale Head 04:05am, headtorches on

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Wasdale, 4:05am start

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Nevis finished in 6 hours, on to Scafell

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The old observatory Ben Nevis

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Summit Ben Nevis 1345m, 3 hour 15!

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1200m good snow conditions, no wind

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Snowlike 700m, 1 hour 45 walked

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Great pace

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Third of way

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Ben Nevis is go!

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Start time 16:19pm earlier than our original 5:pm to give us longer on the Ben with the snow conditions we had learnt from the Glen Nevis Centre.

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Glen Nevis, warm up

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Arrived at Fort William, nice new hat Wendy

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The Team arrive on the shores of Loch Lomand

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Andy picked on

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Ceilidh at Winnock Hotel, Drymen

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The Team arrive in Loch Lomand, still training!

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3 Peaks are go

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Last training walk from Lynton north Devon

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5 1/2 hour walk at a really fast pace, freezing cold and wind blowing us off the path. Mal and Billy were missed as Billy had to take Mal straight back home with bad stomach cramps! Nikki. Sent from Mal's iPhone

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3 Peaks ultimate goal - Snowdon

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Will we make it to Snowdon? Tomorrow's hike of 18.6 miles in 8.5 hours with 6,234 ft to climb will give us an idea! Sent from Mal's iPhone

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About The Bull Hotel's 3 Peaks Challenge for Julia's House

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11,178 feet. 3 peaks. 24 hours. That is what a team from The Bull Hotel in Bridport are hoping to achieve in order to raise funds for Julia's House Hospice in Dorset.

(Left - The Bull Hotel team, Nikki Cooper, Mal Seward, Billy lintell, Wendy Rayment, Andy Briggs and Richard Cooper)

The Three Peaks Challenge is renowned for being one of the toughest challenges in the UK. On 11 May 2009 the team will attempt to climb the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in under 24 hours. This is a difficult challenge, not only will the team be climbing and descending 11,178 feet in 24 hours, they will be driving for ten hours and night walking over steep, rough ground.

Julia's House is a charity that cares for life-limited and life-threatened children throughout Dorset and provides much needed support for their families. The majority of these children are not expected to live into adulthood, which clearly places huge strains upon the family as a whole. Consequently, those families are provided with respite in their own homes and at Julia's House.

Julia's House rely heavily on the support of the community and so by sponsoring The Bull Hotel Three Peaks Challenge you are directly helping Julia's House care for many life-limited and life-threatened children throughout Dorset.

All monies raised will be going directly to Julia's House as all costs of this challenge are being borne by the participants and The Bull Hotel.

Thanks for taking time to read this fundraising page. Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It's also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Julia's House gets your money faster and, if you're a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation. So please sponsor us now here!

Training hike into Dorset's interior

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Left - Nikki, Billy and Richard at Thorncombe Beacon.

April 23 2009, 21.25 km / 13.25 miles in 4 hours 45 mins starting and finishing at The Bull Hotel, through some of Dorset's most beautiful scenery. Only scary thing was Richard's attire! Very pleased with the groups overall fitness. Mal

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Dartmoor Training, The Bull Hotel 3 Peaks Challenge

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Mission: 6 hour training walk on Dartmoor to test fitness and speed for The Bull Hotel 3 Peaks Challenge for Julia's House in May.

We need to walk as a group at an average of 3.25 to 3.5km/h we did 8 hours, 26 km (16 1/4km) with only an hour break. That was 3.8km/hr topping 6 Tors and three other peaks - mission completed.

I look forward to taking The Bull Hotel team on a night hike practice in April.

The Bull Hotel Three Peaks Challenge

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Mal is leading a Three Peaks challenge in May for The Bull Hotel in Bridport, raising money for Julia's House. Training in earnest now.

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