Two young men will attempt the world record by climbing the three highest peaks in Great Britain within 46 hours in support of charity.
The duo Daniel Welch and Mike Cannon will attempt the unprecedented feat of scaling Ben Nevis in Scotland, click Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales, there within 46 hours. A total 29 mile climb and cycle between peaks of 450 miles. As part of the challenge the pair will also circumnavigate Great Britain by cycling and kayaking over 1, thumb 200 miles in 12 days.
Mike Cannon undertaking the challenge said: “It will be a very difficult and demanding, but a key motivation for us will be helping support our charities. The Glad’s House and Water Aid charities are very close to our hearts having both spent time in Kenya witnessing first-hand the thousands of children forced to live on the streets and the families that still don’t have access to clean and safe water across Africa.”
The endeavour will raise funds towards for two charities, Glad’s House, who support children off the streets in Kenya and Water Aid who improve access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Vicky Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer of Glad’s House said: “We are incredibly grateful and honoured that both Mike and Daniel have again chosen to support the ongoing support of Glad’s House. By taking on such a colossal challenge and raising money for our projects, they will help to transform the lives of the street children in Mombasa, so this kind of support has never been more important.”
Lucy Cover, Senior Fundraising Officer at Water Aid added: “We applaud Mike and Daniel’s decision to complete this demanding record breaking attempt. Their support will help provide some of the world’s poorest people with access to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services which is critical to eradicating extreme poverty. “We want to wish them the very best of luck and we’re sure that this year’s feat will be their most successful yet.”
The ambitious challenge starts at London’s Tower Bridge where the pair will cycle 650 miles to Ben Nevis, where they will then make the 10.5 mile climb up Scotland’s highest mountain. The duo will then cycle 250 miles south to Scafell Pike in the Lake District for a 9.3 miles ascent. Then cycle 200 miles to Snowdon in Wales for the last climb of 7 miles before another 150 mile cycle to Gloucester. Once at Gloucester the pair will start a 145 mile kayak down the River Thames to the finish line at London’s Tower Bridge.
Daniel commenting about the pending feat said: “This is beyond anything we have ever done before, the mix of physical events: climbing, cycling and kayaking make it more demanding than a one physical event alone, but we want to push ourselves on a personal level. We have been preparing for the gruelling task by recently completing a 270 mile cycle between Paris and London within 24 hours and climbing both Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike
Mike and Daniel are no strangers to challenges of this magnitude, having cycled 6000 miles from London’s Tower Bridge to Kenya in 2011 which took them through 18 countries in 99 days. Then in 2013 they climbed the highest peak in Western Europe, Mont Blanc, whilst cycling 600 miles across France and running 82 miles from Dover to Tower Bridge in 12 days all in support of charity.