Saturday 6th June 2009, 5.45am, members of Towergate
Telford, inc’ family and friends and Group Charity Head Honcho,
Julian Palmer, met to start the long journey to North West Wales to
tackle Snowdon the 2nd highest mountain in the UK. The
team that took on the task of solving Acorns Childrens’ Hospice’s
transport problem, and bought them a van, had been inspired by the
Kilamanjarro comic relief walk and decided to take on the 3580 ft
that is Mount Snowdon to raise more funds for their local
hospice.
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Managing Director, Larry Smith, admitted that Towergate’s happy
band of walkers had the combined mountain walking experience of an
asthmatic ant carrying some very heavy shopping! The low cloud made
visibility a challenge as well as numbing hands with the cold. Yet,
in spite of the torrential rain, sleet and wind all of the team got
to the top with the help of expert mountain guides, Paul and Zack.
Highlight of the day was the two Jamies stripping down at the
summit to their Borat night wear! It was zero visibility and at
least 50 mph winds and the lads were running around in next to
nothing!
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We believe that the team will have raised
£3,500 when all promised funds are received. Thank you to everyone
for their generous sponsorship. If you would like to add to this
please click on the link below.
www.justgiving.com/trstelfordtakeonsnowdon
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The happy walkers were:
Becky Austin, James Rose, Cassie Matthews, Rachel Smallman, Ed
Rochfort, Larry Smith, Henry Davidson, Steve Taylor, Vicky Massey,
Julie West, Carey Williams, Nicky Spencer, Gillian Humpish, Tracy
Brain, Jayne Moss, Julian Palmer.
David Praill, Chief Executive of Help the Hospices said:
“Many congratulations to Team Telford at Towergate for reaching
the top of Mount Snowdon and raising money for hospice care. Not
only did they show their determination to take on the challenge
despite the bad weather, but they maintained true spirit and a
sense of fun along the way. The team should feel proud of their
efforts and the difference they will make to hospice care. Thank
you.”
Team Telford's
comments about our adventure!
"I never thought I'd enjoy being soaked to
the skin, freezing cold and completely exhausted as much as I did!
I think everyone did amazingly well, particularly on a day when
conditions were so bad it made the national news." - Ed
Rochfort
“Our goal was to reach the summit against
the elements and the knowledge that we were doing this to help
others heightened our determination to succeed" - Rachel
Smallman
“Worst day of my life so far” -
Carey Williams
“We can all be proud of our achievement in
adverse conditions” - Gillian Humpish
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“I had a really enjoyable day and I’m
so proud of everyone who took part who did so well in such
difficult conditions” - Nicky Spencer
“I thought my fingers were going to
drop off” - Cassie Matthews
“I had a great time and I’m even planning
on doing it again so must have enjoyed it! I’ll check the weather
first though!” - Vicky Massey
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“It would have been nice to see where we
had been” - Julie West
“Although the weather was not great the
whole experience was really enjoyable. A really nice bunch of
people and a great sense of achievement at the end” - Gary
Moss
“Cold, wet and my legs ache! Would I do it
again? Yes on the train!” - Jayne Moss
“Typical Telford team work ensured that in
extreme conditions, everyone was taken of and achieved their goal.”
- Julian Palmer
Nicky Spencer
Charity Champion Towergate
Telford
