On 15th June 2024, intrepid fundraisers for Cancer Research Wales took on the Welsh 3 Peaks challenge. In one day, the team climbed Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan. However, they were blessed with some of the worst weather I have ever experienced when climbing the Welsh 3 Peaks. Despite heavy rain and high… Read More
At the Betws-y-Coed Memorial Hall, teams gathered to register for the 2024 GE Aerospace Welsh 3 Peaks for Tŷ Hafan. Without the amazing team from GE Aerospace the challenge would not be possible. GE Aerospace people plan and marshal the whole event, including registering all the teams. Thank you! As the teams registered, there was… Read More
In the early hours of Saturday 8th June, the teams taking on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks arrived at the Pen-y-Pass car park to start the three mountain challenge. With the first team setting off at 4am, the skies were dark, the wind was bitterly cold, and the rain was on its way. But… Read More
Cadair Idris, my personal favourite mountain of the Welsh 3 Peaks. But also the most challenging, especially after climbing Yr Wyddfa. This would be the mountain that pushed the teams on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks to the limit! To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then right click and… Read More
Even though Pen-y-Fan is the lowest and final mountain of the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks, it still requires climbing. And after climbing Yr Wyddfa and Cadair Idris, there were many tired legs setting off across the bridge and up to the summit. To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then… Read More
The people who take on the Welsh 3 Peaks are special. It requires determination and resilience. And when those same people are taking on the challenge for a charity, it makes them just a little extra special. Just like the 40+ walkers who stood in the car park of the Village Hotel in Cardiff on… Read More
At 3:30am I looked out of my bunk house room and saw pouring rain. It was the first time it has rained like this in weeks. My heart sank. At 5:20am, the excited Cancer Research Wales walkers stood in a damp Pen-y-Pass car park. Thankfully, the rain had eased. Under the watchful eye of the… Read More
Cadair Idris was the mountain that most people feared. However, despite being the most difficult to climb, Cadair Idris is also the most spectacular of the three. There were some sore legs after climbing Yr Wyddfa, but everyone was nervously excited. At 1:10pm on the 17th June, with the sun now shining and the temperature… Read More
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… Read More
The day before the start of the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks, the teams register in Betws-y-Coed. The amazing volunteers from GE Aviation Wales check the kit and sign in the teams ready to take on the tri-mountain challenge! Welsh 3 Peaks photo gallery: Registration Yr Wydda (Snowdon) Cadair Idris Pen-y-Fan