This year the event was held on June 14. The event takes in the three highest peaks in Wales, Snowdon (1,085 metres), Cadir Idris (893) and Pen Y Fan (886); the total distance being 22 miles, up and down. Two teams departed from Pembroke Dock on Friday, June 13. Perhaps the more superstitious of you would think of that as a bad day for anything. The teams consisted of four walkers, the first team being known as The Pembroke Dock Crisis Team and the other team, The Deliverance Team. We camped out at the foot of Snowdon on Friday. We had an early start the next day and as a result found ourselves tucked up in our tents at around 9 pm. Unfortunately, other campers hadn't the early start that we had and partied on well into the early hours; some of the members did not get to sleep on Friday as a result. We received our early morning call at 3 am. We had to be at the starting point at 4 am, which was several miles away. As we left the camp site, the CD player was turned to the max and the team members were singing 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen. Needless to say the windows of the minibus were wide open. I (your corespondent), at one point, closed my eyes and I could have been at a Queen concert, such was the quality of the singing! We commenced our first peak at 4.22. In the distance we could see a mist shrouded hillside. As we commenced our first ascent, the sun was just rising and as a result lifted the light mist ahead of us. The weather was very mild and as the day progressed, was perfect for the challenge ahead. We completed the first mountain and were left at the roadside waiting for our transport to arrive. The minibus eventually turned up some two hours late. I personally think that this was a 'blessing in disguise'. We had just completed the highest mountain in Wales and we were just about to attempt the hardest climb and the two highest mountains in Wales. Cadir Idris, although only the second highest mountain, has a rather demoralising long climb down just prior to the final peak. We had reached a summit and could see our last summit on Cadir in the distance, but as I mentioned, there is the long long climb back down before we can attempt the peak. Our faces take on the appearance of being dipped in castor sugar; this is in fact the salt we have all perspired during this climb. We had all committed a lot of training and had built up an excellent team spirit. And this team spirit proved a great asset at this point. After completing this climb, we were again on the road. This time the minibus was waiting for us and we were taken to our next peak, Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons. We commenced the climb at 19.15 hours. Our spirits were high, almost as high as the final peak now facing us. The weather for this event was perfect. Hardly a cloud in the sky and a steady breeze, enough to keep us cool. This final peak was by far the easiest and made a lot easier by the support offered by many of the family members and friends who had travelled up to support us. There were lots of people still going up and coming down. This gave us the extra boost we needed as we had fallen two hours behind ever one else due to the transport issue mentioned earlier. On that day we witnessed the sun rising on Snowdon and then the sun setting on Pen Y Fan. The Crisis Team completed the challenge in 11 hours 21 minutes, while the Deliverance Team completed the challenge in 10 hours. I would like to thank our generous sponsors, Tesco, of Pembroke Dock, for rations, and National Car Hire, of Pembroke Dock, for the very generous loan of the minibus for the weekend's event.