A bit more from the Yorkshire section

more blood from the stone


while talking Yorkshire:
"A Yorkshire man's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by.
Yorkshire man: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshire man: "No I want it chewin' a bone yer daft begger!" At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

We really can't believe the amount of support that we have had from the forums (FL2, RRS and D3 - in that order). You are statisticly the most generous drivers of the six (inc Evoque) nameplates!

Thanks again for all your support and donations, it is very much appreciated.

We do indeed have a large quantity of Yorkshire Tea (Note: other brands of tea may be available however Yorkshire Tea is the chosen bag for the LPR 2 Peaks Team), plus several tins of soup, pasta, energy bars and some back-up Pot Noodles.

We are setting off this afternoon for a stop-over in Cumbria tonight and will aim to start the 1st ascent on Sunday afternoon (Ben Nevis) at around 4pm which will be the start of the Challenge!

Thanks again, and if I can give any updates from my generic touch-screen, MP3 enabled, G3, Safari running mobile phone then I will do.

Cheers,

James

Sod tea eat Yorkshire chicken  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Good luck  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

James sent me a text last night to say that the LPR runners had made it to the summit of Ben Nevis in 2.5hours and they were on schedule to leave for Cumbria at 2200 last night. They should have started their run there by now. James has also found that the world outside of London doesn't all have hitec comms like 3g phone connections and had to resort to good old fashioned SMS - he's lucky to have even found a mobile phone signal north of Fort William  How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
Now driving - RRE Coupe Dynamic Lux Auto with Plus pack, Fuji White, Ebony, SD4 with tow pack
Gone - 2010MY FFRR TDv8 Stornoway and Ivory, Privacy - the pace of a TDv8 RRS, the incomparable grace of a Range Rover
Gone but will be missed- RRS Tdv8 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather
Gone (only a little missed) RRS Tdv6 2.7SE Giverny Green/Aspen
Defender 90 County HT in Epsom Green

Tim in Scotland wrote:

he's lucky to have survived being English and north of Fort William

 At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

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Scotland welcomes all visitors, especially if they are spending money!

Here is the latest text from james, received at 08:50

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Guys started Scafell Pike at just after 2am in pitch darkness, driving rain and fog. They reached the summit in just over 2.5hours and were back with us by 06:15 for a ready waiting brew.Went passed Eskdale's (From Fl2 forum) camp site just round the corner from Scafel and took a shortcut over the Hard Knot Pass which was bloody flooded and in the clouds. We are now just north of Manchester on the M6, have enough fuel to get to Snowdon and the nav is being optimistic regarding arrival times. Done just over 850 miles since leaving the dealership. Guys are getting some kip ready for Snowdon

Finished 23hrs 53mins 1sec

On the way home, but have stopped in Kaine's hometown (RRS forum) for F & C's.

I think the technical term for how we are feeling is 'hanging'!

1100 miles, and another 150 home!

James

WELL DONE THEM WALKERS


and those two drivers did a good job too in delivering them to the hills on time  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

and welldone to the support team and the disco4,its wet in them mountains

Think we went right past you're door Eskdale (7am) and along one of the most amazing (and wet) roads I've driven (Hard Knott Pass)

Now on M1 and only 40 miles from home.

James

With only a few minutes spare luckily you didn't stop for a cuppa  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

No never Surely it was the regular brews that kept them going

The Final Update! (WITH PICTURES)

Well the boys completed the challenge in the end in 23hrs 53mins 1sec, which left less than 7 minutes to spare! This was from the base of Ben Nevis back to the base of Snowdon, via all 3 peaks (not the shorter timing that some use from first summit to last summit) It was touch and go in the end as they had to seek refuge on Snowdon for 30 mins due to 60-70mph winds and driving rain. As a result of this the guys had all but given up in completing within 24 hours; however by finding that last little bit of energy and running down Snowdon they just managed it.

We have raised £905 so far for the Shooting Star Children’s Hospice, but have a promise of a little more to come through over the next couple of weeks. We would like to thank our family, friends, colleagues, customers, forum members and suppliers for their kind generosity.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience; however sleep deprivation is certainly creeping up on us now. None of us realised how physically demanding the event would be for both the climbers and the support crew; you just had to grab 40 winks when you could between setting up, packing away, changing and eating!

We left London at 2pm on Saturday and stayed on a very quiet camp site just off the M6 near Carlisle, then headed to the Highlands on the Sunday morning.

On Sunday we arrived at Ben Nevis at 3pm and the guys got ready for the climb. They set off from base-camp at just after 4pm and reached the summit in 2.5hrs. We were then quickly on our way via Glasgow back to Scafel Pike in Cumbria, which was a lovely drive from Fort William via Loch Lomond.

We arrived at Scafell Pike at 1:30am in pitch darkness and driving rain. All the guys had were waterproofs, head torches, a map and a compass as they set off into the wilderness in horrendous conditions at 2am. They encountered all sorts of hazards including water crossings in torrential rain and wind. They arrived back at around 6am, and it was a quick cup of Yorkshire Tea and back on the road.

We had to get to Snowdon by noon to stand a chance of the guys completing the task properly in 24 hours and getting back down from the summit of Snowdon by 1610hrs. The drive was breathtaking over the Hard Knott Pass; however we started to hit rush-hour traffic on the motorways. That said we actually got to Snowdon by 11:15 so the guys had a bit of breathing space before having to set off (or so we thought). Little did we know that there was a severe storm on its way, which resulted in Barry and Matthew taking refuge on Snowdon for 30 mins as walking in those conditions was near impossible without being blown from the mountain! Back at base-camp Nick and I were getting concerned as the weather was pretty bad at the foot of the mountain where we were waiting, and we had no idea that the guys were battling with 60-70mph winds. Our radio’s worked almost to the peak of each mountain, however mobile reception was non-existent (except for at the base of Nevis). As the clock ticked away and the fact that we had not had radio contact for a couple of hours, we assumed that they had not made it, and were therefore not going to make it within 24hrs. Our attention quickly turned towards their safety as the conditions were absolutely horrendous.

Anyway, as mentioned above, with only moments to spare they rounded the corner and came into view. They arrived back at the car park with 6mins 59secs to spare!!! Another cup of tea along the route could have been the straw that broke the camels back as less than 7 minutes is by no means a comfortable margin!

Thanks again to everyone for their support! Below are a few pictures from our 24 hour adventure!

James (Matthew, Barry and Nick)

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