Well, the thoughts rushed through my mind late this afternoon, i took a phone call from Action Challenge this afternoon, they advised me that they had not minimum number of participants on the open group that i was forming and as such, they were cancelling the trip that i am booked on! Well, i was speechless for a second or 2, quick recovery and discussion around the options. "You can cancel your place, get your deposit back and call it a day" said the Action Challenge rep, i entertained the idea, thinking how i might skip the country having taken peoples sponsorship...."No, that's not really an option" i had to admit!
As it turns out i can do the climb in February, a 4 week delay. Not the end of the world and looking on the bright side, i have more time to raise some cash and my wife is happy as i can now make our annual appointment i.e. Wedding Anniversary as opposed to being up a mountain!
Cam't believe that things have moved on so quickly, i have been doing plenty of training, be it walks in the country or time in the garage/gym.
Next Friday i will be going to the Altitude Centre for some altitude training, so that promises to be an experience, i will be sure to post some photos and comments!
I have dropped an email to a local school asking for their help with some fundraising, so fingers crossed, the head teacher will respond.
I finally got my backside into gear and have uploaded my radio interview to skydrive, you can listen to the interview here.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=e959f30338775382&resid=E959F30338775382!10
Take care and i will blog again in a couple of weeks.
Paul
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Sunday 11 September 2011
What have i been doing?
Hello Again,
Thought i better give you an update.
Last week i booked the accomodation for our Ben Nevis trip in Late October! I am very excited about the Ben Nevis challenge, although, given the time it took us to complete Scafell Pike, i am a little concerned about how much time it is going to take to do Ben Nevis. It is almost a 1/3rd higher than Scafell and with the days getting shorter, we are going to have to leave at first light and crossed fingers, we'll be back before it's dark, I am not llooking forward to the prospect of being stuck on Ben Nevis in the cold, wet and Dark!
Anyhow, my documentary friend Karl has been working the people at the local Cotswold outdoor store, so hoping to get a little help with kit, so that will be ideal.
Today, Karl and I joined an Oxon 20's and 30's walk. It was a pretty good walk all in all, Jo, a lovely lady offered to be my guide which meant that Karl could get on and film footage. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty bad, i was pretty happy that i had my waterproof gear with me, although, it has highlighted that the seams on my waterproof trousers are not up to the job, so will be investing in some new ones before Ben Nevis!
Karl had taken the decision to carry a little extra weight as part of his training, what with the Camera kit as well, this proved to be a little to much for Karl at this stage! I took a little of the weight half way round and by the end, we were both pretty tired, so a good workout for us both.
We will be doing some interview filming with friends and family in the next few weeks, so i will let you know how that goes.
Karl and i have agreed to get in a regular mid week walk which will mainly focus on short, intensive walks to help build leg muscles and stamina. We will be joining the Oxon 20's and 30's again next week for another 9 mile walk.
I'll keep you posted.
Paul
Thought i better give you an update.
Last week i booked the accomodation for our Ben Nevis trip in Late October! I am very excited about the Ben Nevis challenge, although, given the time it took us to complete Scafell Pike, i am a little concerned about how much time it is going to take to do Ben Nevis. It is almost a 1/3rd higher than Scafell and with the days getting shorter, we are going to have to leave at first light and crossed fingers, we'll be back before it's dark, I am not llooking forward to the prospect of being stuck on Ben Nevis in the cold, wet and Dark!
Anyhow, my documentary friend Karl has been working the people at the local Cotswold outdoor store, so hoping to get a little help with kit, so that will be ideal.
Today, Karl and I joined an Oxon 20's and 30's walk. It was a pretty good walk all in all, Jo, a lovely lady offered to be my guide which meant that Karl could get on and film footage. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty bad, i was pretty happy that i had my waterproof gear with me, although, it has highlighted that the seams on my waterproof trousers are not up to the job, so will be investing in some new ones before Ben Nevis!
Karl had taken the decision to carry a little extra weight as part of his training, what with the Camera kit as well, this proved to be a little to much for Karl at this stage! I took a little of the weight half way round and by the end, we were both pretty tired, so a good workout for us both.
We will be doing some interview filming with friends and family in the next few weeks, so i will let you know how that goes.
Karl and i have agreed to get in a regular mid week walk which will mainly focus on short, intensive walks to help build leg muscles and stamina. We will be joining the Oxon 20's and 30's again next week for another 9 mile walk.
I'll keep you posted.
Paul
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