Taking up the challenge

I had an unexpected, early morning visitor last Sunday. My old School pal Rob Bamber sent me a text at 08:30 in the morning that read "Have you got the kettle on? Are you out of bed?" As it happens I was wide awake due to fielding work calls from early that morning. Shortly after he turned up in my back garden with a certain amount of mud on his person, looking like he seriously needed the brew I had just prepared.

It transpired that he had entered an event called Snowdon 500 which raises money for the Prostate Cancer Research Centre. Basically 500 people walk/scramble up one side of Snowdon and probably limp down the other side. During the course of brew supping and usual trash talking (I swear our sense of humour has not progressed from the age of 5!) Rob was trying to persuade me to join him in his mission.

I was too busy, I had things going on, too much on my plate already...... etc. Over the next few days Rob's quest (and new found love of the great outdoors) featured in my thoughts a fair bit. Why was he doing it? Why was he doing it for prostate cancer? Why climb Snowdon?.........................
Then I remembered what Rob said on that Sunday morning "Because I Can." My answer to that was, well, I suppose I can too.

Snowdon, crickey! Really doing it! Ermmmm, just a minute.... I've not entered into any kind of outdoor adventure or physical activity since leaving the Army in 2000 and Rob has never proved to be any kind of Action Man (Rock Star - Yes.... See Here [Shiver] Action Man? Hmmm)

So here we are, 3 months away from straying way out of our comfort zones. Training is needed, the first of such sessions has occured this very morning (Far too early for both our likings, alas, it is Valentines Day after all and we needed to get back to our long suffering other halves.)

We will do the hard bit, getting our lethargic bodies into some kind of shape by doing the miles and then climb a mountain.........................

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THANK YOU, MARTIN & ROB