Three Peaks and Two Ends
Park & Ride n
Departure was on April 15th 1998 with anticipated arrival 1100 miles later in the middle of May. The built up to the ride was commenced just after Christhmas (1998) with occasional training rides of 20 miles around the New Forest. A few longer rides were achieved in the weeks before the off, culminating in a 50 mile ride with the Wessex section of the CTC. This was the first time I had ridden 50 miles for some 30 plus years.
Itinerary
| Day | Date | Start Location | Distance (Miles) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8 | April 8th 1998 | Send off from Ringwood Rotary | ||
| -1 | April 14th 1998 | Lands End | 0 | |
| 1 | April 15th | Thuro | 46 | 46 |
| 2 | April 16th | Liskeard | 42 | 88 |
| 3 | April 17th | North Tawton | 43 | 121 |
| 4 | April 18th | Clayhidon | 39 | 160 |
| 5 | April 19th | Portishead | 54 | 214 |
| 6 | April 20th | Newcastle | 40 | 254 |
| 7 | April 21st | Builth Wells | 46 | 300 |
| 8 | April 22nd | Llanfyllin | 58 | 358 |
| 9 | April 23rd | Pont y Pant | 48 | 406 |
| 10 | April 24th | Snowdon | 10 | 416 |
| 11 | April 25th | Pont y Pant Penny Pass Pont y Pant | 30 | 446 |
| 12 | April 26th | Northwich | 78 | 524 |
| 13 | April 27th | Bolton | 32 | 556 |
| 14 | April 28th | Ingleton | 55 | 611 |
| 15 | April 29th | Wasdale | 62 | 673 |
| 16 | April 30th | Scafell Pike | 8 | 681 |
| 17 | May 1St | Cockermouth | 30 | 711 |
| 18 | May 2nd | Cockermouth Rest Day | 0 | 711 |
| 19 | May 3rd | Eskdalemuir | 62 | 773 |
| 20 | May 4th | North Queensferry | 77 | 850 |
| 21 | May 5th | Lochearnhead | 57 | 907 |
| 22 | May 6th | Fort William | 73 | 980 |
| 23 | May 7th | Attempt to climb Ben Nevis | 5 | 985 |
| 24 | May 8th | Inverness | 73 | 1058 |
| 25 | May 9th | Helmsdale | 71 | 1129 |
| 26 | May 10th | John O'Groats | 56 | 1185 |
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The Charities - The Sponsors - Equipment - Links
I rode from Lands End to John O’Groats, via Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis for The Rotary Club of Ringwood’s Life Cycle Appeal. A total of 1,100 miles. Some £4000 was raised for the the Mines Advisory Group and to provide a Cardiac Monitor for the people of Ringwood.
Mines Advisory Group
In Laos 50% of casualties from antipersonnel mines are children under 16 years old. £50 pays for 5 locally trained Mine Disposal Personnel for one day in Angola. To assist their cause the Mines Advisory Groups only had (1998) a total of 50 staff to cover their worldwide operation.
Ringwood Cardiac Momitor
A Cardiac Monitor for the people of Ringwood has also been chosen for this Appeal to celebrate both the 50 years of the National Health Service and the Rotary Club of Ringwood. This monitor will dramatically reduce the months of waiting for a hospital appointment and will be housed at the Ringwood Health Centre.
This Appeal was a wonderful opportunity for the people and businesses of Ringwood to demonstrate that they are a caring community.
Charity No 1027083
The small Paperback book sized laptop computer was ideal for this journey - small and light enough it also acts as a handy repository for route information as well as providing a link for updating this web page whilst on the move.
This video camera is a high quality video camera which is suitable for both professional and semi-pro video work. ts 3 CCDs provide very high quality video recording, whilst the digital stills capability is particularly suitable for getting images into this web site, since htey can be downloaded directly to the Libretto and then posted onto the Web.
Conventional PSTN modem as well as a GSM data link capability ensure that data can be sent and received almost anywhere along the route.
The route has been prepared using AutoRoute to calculate a non main road route from Lands End to John O-Groats. This has been converted into a list of wayponts which can be uploaded into the GPS unit prior to each days journeying! Special points can also be saved, for example when a video or Still is taken and used to ensure that the route details are correct.
Rotary International - The official Rotary Organisation Web Site
ROAR - The Rotary Amateur Radio Web Site
CTC - The Cycling Touring Club
email dhig@totalise.co.uk
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