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Look at the map and pictures. What do you think the
Three Peaks Challenge is?
22 You call this a vacation?
My friend Andy called me about three months ago.
“What are you doing in June?” he asked.
“June? That's months away!” | replied. “! have no idea.”
“Ihave a great idea,” he said. “Let’s do the Three Peaks
Challenge, We climb three mountains in 24 hours.”
“Are you asking me to climb a mountai
“No, I'm not,” he said. “I'm asking you to climb three
mountains in 24 hours.”
“But why?” | asked.
“To raise money for charity. But don’t worry, they aren't very
big mountains. You climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike
in England, and Snowdon in Wales-all in one day.” r
“That's crazy,” | said. “No way!” See uate FN SCOTLAND o*%
Three months later, Andy and | were in Scotland, at the SA
summit of Ben Nevis. It was raining, and | was exhausted.
couldn't believe we still had two more mountains to climb.
Why did | agree to this?
We drove from Scotland to England and climbed the next Sntniden