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Yorkshire 3 Peaks
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| Speth | Date: Sunday, 18 May 2014, 19:43 | Message # 1 |
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| Did this walk yesterday, 26 miles, 3 hills, beautiful sunshine - amazing day even if last few miles were absolute agony! Thought i'd share some pics anyway 
There were 150 of my colleagues doing this, so they crammed us into 2 fields of this campsite, this is one of them!
Evening sunshine on the first hill we climbed yesterday morning, Pen y Ghent
We set off at 7:30am and reached the top of Pen y Ghent by 8:30 - this is a view from the top
10 mile trek from 1st hill to the 2nd (Whernside), but went via the Ribblehead Viaduct. Massive construction built in 1870s, carries a railway line - 100 people died in the construction - photo doesn't quite do it justice.
Waterfall on the way up Whernside
My team on the top of Whernside (highest point in Yorkshire)
Didn't get any great photos from top of the 3rd hill (Inglebrough), but this is probably the best - looking back towards the first, Pen y Ghent.
Once we got down from this one there were still 7 miles back to the campsite - was really tough going. But awesome day anyway, all done for charity - in total we raised over £40,000 for Macmillan!
And all topped off with a BBQ and free bar back at the campsite
Pretty shattered now though!
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| Heitsh | Date: Monday, 19 May 2014, 09:56 | Message # 2 |
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| Wow! What a beautiful place!! The scenery seems like those that come on post cards or travel magazines :P
Glad you enjoyed it!
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| Leucetius | Date: Monday, 19 May 2014, 09:57 | Message # 3 |
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| Nice, beautiful countryside, looks like a lot of fun walking there! Great that you raised so much for charity.
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| Cheiee | Date: Monday, 19 May 2014, 12:44 | Message # 4 |
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| Amazing pictures Speth! and its really cool you guys raised so much for a good cause, that's a lot of money!
Great work and I bet your pooped now, enjoy the rest of your adventures 
(the area's in the pics are pretty much where myself and Grim are from)
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| Flora | Date: Monday, 19 May 2014, 17:19 | Message # 5 |
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| Oohhh wauw .. looks realy good. nice one 
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| Speth | Date: Friday, 23 May 2014, 09:48 | Message # 6 |
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| thanks all!
walking was....interesting....monday & tuesday, legs & feet just about recovered now though
one more pic someone sent me; our moment of triumph at the top of the 3rd hill!
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