Three members of staff at Norfolk’s sight loss charity are to tackle Britain’s most gruelling mountain challenge to raise funds as part of the charity’s ‘220 Challenge’, which is taking place during its 220th year.
Vision Norfolk’s chief executive Andrew Morter, deputy chief executive and services manager Barbara Dunn, and leisure activities co-ordinator Helen King will tackle the Three Peaks Challenge next month, climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales (Ben Nevis at 4,413ft; Snowdon at 3,560ft; and Scafell Pike at 3,209ft) on consecutive days.
As part of the 220 Challenge, the intrepid trio has set themselves the added challenge of climbing to the summit of each mountain in just 220 minutes.
The expedition is part of Vision Norfolk’s 220 Challenge, which is aiming to raise £220,000 to support the work it does for people living with sight loss in the county, during the charity’s 220th year. The team is hoping to raise £2,200 from the Three Peaks experience.
Barbara Dunn commented, “We have been training hard for this challenge, which is outside all of our comfort zones. We decided to add the ‘220 minutes per mountain’ twist, and are now realising how much of a tough test this will be. We are all hoping for good weather over the three days.”
Anyone who wants to sponsor the trio’s fundraising efforts can do so by visiting https://www.justgiving.com/team/visionnorfolk3peakschallenge.
