It was 12:20am on Sunday 18th June when we set off on the final stage of the Welsh 3 Peaks for Cancer Research Wales. Despite the time and the tired legs, morale was high with a buzz of expectation. The pitch black was only broken with the light from head torches as the group climbed to the top of the highest peak in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). The usual chatter was replaced with an eerie, resilient silence as each walker focused on putting one foot in front of another on the steady incline up to the top. After an hour, Natalie and I finally climbed onto the plateau at the top of Pen-y-Fan and saw the summit lit up by the head torches of the intrepid walkers. We had done it. After a few photographs, we all headed back down, reaching the car park at around 2:10am. The final 4.5 mile 1,420 foot climb had been conquered!
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