Taking training to another level



Katy with Snowdon behind

The sun has been shining, and that seems to have been inspiring trekkers to up their training over the past few days. Not content with climbing one of the national three peaks, Katy Barley tackled both Snowdon and Scafell Pike. Here is her report...

"On Thursday I went up Snowdon with my uncle, we went up the Miners Path which is the route I normally take. However this time it was so misty it seemed like a completely different climb! It was very challenging, as you could not see exactly where you were going, but we made it to the top – slightly disappointed that it was so cloudy you could not see the normal magnificent view – especially as it was my uncle’s first time. But after a tea break we were about to set off down and the clouds amazingly disappeared, so quickly, revealing my favourite view! We then came back down the Pyg Track. Very happy with our successful day!


Top of Scafell Pike

Mission accomplished

48 hours later my friends and I decided to take a road trip to the Lake District, and we climbed Scafell Pike on Saturday. The weather was amazing, so sunny! The climb was much harder than I expected, as I thought it would be similar to Snowdon, but I found it much more challenging. We made it to the top in just over two hours, which was a great feeling. We decided to walk from our hostel so the whole walk ended up being over 15 miles long.

We were three very tired people at the end … and slightly sunburnt!

The feeling of completing both walks was amazing. I am getting extremely excited for Kilimanjaro!! I am also really looking forward to our training weekend in the Peak District and meeting everyone! 

I hope everyone’s training is going well, Katy"

Neil Jones
Julie Lawrence