TWO teams of lawyers drove 1,000 miles, walked 50 miles, climbed 20,000ft and made two sea crossings to complete the Six Peaks challenge for charity.
Raising money for WaterAid, the aim of challenge is to visit the summits of the highest peaks in the Isle of Man, Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland within 72 hours.
The teams, made up of lawyers from Hill Dickinson and dubbing themselves the Hillimin8rs and Dickinson’s Warriors, conquered Snowdon, Scafell Pike, Snaefell, Ben Nevis, Slieve Donard in Ulster and Corrán Tuathail in the Irish Republic.
Hillimin8rs completed the challenge in 28 hours and 15 minutes while Dickinson’s Warriors did so in 30 hours 45 minutes.
Clare McDiarmid of Hill Dickinson at St Paul’s Square in Liverpool, said: “The blisters, the exhaustion, and the rain have quickly faded away in my memory and now I only remember the thrill of reaching each summit.
“As soon as we had all had a shower after summiting the last peak, our protestations that we would never climb a mountain again had already been forgotten and we were planning a trip to Greece to climb Mount Olympus.”
WaterAid is Hill Dickinson’s chosen charity for 2008-09.
It works with partners to provide safe water to the world's poorest people through projects.
