Crumbs..... only 3 weeks to go until i fly! This weekend (21st Jan) i have been on my final training weekend with John Barneby and Karl the cameraman! We spent the weekend in the Peak District which was an ideal training ground, plenty of hill climbing, various terrains and a variety of weather.
We checked in at the Youth Hostel in Edale Valley and were all pleasently surprised at how well it was set out, we got a 3 bed room, which was ideal and surprising. We went for a 3-4 hour walk on the Saturday, got a good nights sleep and then set of at 09:30 for a 6 hour walk to summit Kinder Scout today.
Both days were a mix of sun, rain, hale and 70 MPH gusts of wind which at times nearly blew me off my feet!
The memorable moment from the weekend was a close match between John walking straight into a big, deep muddy bog that saw John get stuck up to his knees in mud, very funny for Karl and I! This was closely matched by Karl taking a leak only to be surprised by a man and a woman, Karl told us "The man looked away and the woman just laughed" not good when a woman laughs at your tackle, Karl later told us that the woman had also said "You're brave"! Very funny indeed.
So, 3 weeks until we fly and I think i am prepared as am ever going to be, all the kit is ready, a little cleaning to do and then pack. I am a little nervous, combined with lots of excitement!
I will probably do one final blog in the run up to departure and that will be it until i return!
Final note, the fundraising is going brilliantly as with gift aid, we have raised around £3900!
See you all soon,
Paul
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