Today Stu navigated the first part of the day and then Becky took over later in the day to do the final couple of Munros. Meanwhile the support team administered a bike stop off and Char had a spectacular fall off one of the bikes which kept everyone amused! So too did the teams retro cycling attire which the support team had talked them into! Multicoloured lycra, and long golf socks...Tom and Alex looked a treat. It was a perfect day for it with a 20Km mountain bike ride and then a 35 Km road bike.
The support team, consisting of Lucy, James Fish and Tom Elliott walked in about 8 km to a wild camp with 3 tents for the team. Once the camp had been set up, Tom E went up the last Munro to mark out the route for Alex, Becky and Tom for when they came down so that they didn't miss the camp. The team were all in good spirits when they came off the hills but with only 4 hrs to sleep it was a quick chicken curry supper before they hit the hay for a very short kip.
All the Munros climbed today were dedicated to The Rifles. Gulvain was dedicated to Lance Corporal David Kirkness and Rifleman James Brown. This Munro was very kindly sponsored by Anthony Laing with the message "To everyone in the Rifles, we remain eternally grateful for your bravery and dedication in Afghanistan." They also climbed Sron a' Choire Gairbh, Gairich and Meal Na Teanga which was dedicated to Rifleman Aidan Howell.
The team would like to say a huge thank you to Lea Mcnally for his generosity in letting the team access tracks and for letting the support team stay in his cottage. Also thank you to Mike Pearson at the Tomdoun hotel for all his help with contacts. Below is a picture of the beautiful Tomdoun area that the team have been in.
We are very sorry that the blogs have taken so long to appear over the last few days. The team have had very little signal and have had very busy days. But stay tuned!
End of day 31 - 176 Munros climbed
End of day 31 - 176 Munros climbed
No comments:
Post a Comment