Our Three Peaks went quite well and we were luckily enough to complete it all despite some difficult conditions on the mountain and major logistics issues off them with vans breaking down and tyres blowing out just to keep things interesting
 
We, 1st teamers Greg Franzel aka Ozzie Mole, Tom Chennell, Ben Lovell-Smith aka BLS, Jaid Wiltshire aka Brizzle, Voighty and coach Ian Vanders, started the journey from Camberley Rugby Club on Friday afternoon with the intention of driving up to Glen Nevis Visitors Centre for a few hours sleep prior to starting in the morning. However about 45 minutes into the journey our van decided to give up the ghost and we lost all electrical power in a lovely place known as the M25 about half a mile before the Heathrow off ramp
 
Thankfully Nationwide were exceptional and had us recovered and sorted with a new hire car (with enough space to fit all our gear within a couple hours. Thus begun take two of our journey from Aldershot to Ben Nevis at 6pm giving us enough time to arrive just 30 minutes before our scheduled start time the next morning
 
We delayed our start slightly as you could expect but started the journey with little to no sleep getting up and down Ben Nevis in 4 hours and 45 minutes in some of the worst conditions we have ever experienced (howling winds and intense sideways rain). It was a huge grind but we knew it was the longest trek by a long way
 
We quickly regathered and moved on down to Scafell Pike during the day and were lucky that the roads were pretty clear so made good time. Scafell Pike is a monster and was quite brutal in the dark with the track hard to judge as you get near the summit. It was a very steep climb and it was made more enjoyable that there is a number of false summits in the dark so our hopes evaporated a few times before we reached the top.
 
However as we looked to make a move to get down nice and quickly, our plan was soon changed as a thick fog descended on us and the group became separated and lost for about 20 minutes near the peak. We were able to regain composure and once all settled shimmied down the mountain to complete it in 3 hours and 30 minutes

Thus began the last transit to Snowdon and the end was in sight although some of the team were shattered and broken we pushed on to get it done. Snowdon was by far the best climb and most picturesque mountain of the three so it made it a lot easier to push ourselves to summit within an hour and thirty five minutes and complete the mountain in 3 hours and 25 minutes

However the journey would then become much more complex as our hire car would suffer a tyre blow out in the middle of North Wales to add some insult to injury and it took 7 hours to be recovered and dropped at a mechanics in Shrewsbury to get up and running.

We were finally able to get back to Camberley at 10pm on Sunday evening ready for some intense R&R. All of this excitement to raise funds for 3 great charities – Wooden Spoon, Little Roo Neo natal charity and Beat Heartbreak Forever. To date the boys have raised £1950 so if you still haven'y manage to donate, or you feel that their efforts deserve even more than your original gift the donations page is still open until the 30thNovember (https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Squirrelsonthepeaks) and any additional donations would be greatly appreciated

Report and pics by our Ozzie Mole