3 Peaks are go

Leaving The Bull 10am Sent from Mal's iPhone


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Last training walk from Lynton north Devon

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

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

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

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

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.