Saltney’s Geotechnics team aims to raise funds for St Kentigern Hospice with Three Peaks Mountain Challenge

Jun 18 2009 by Mark Dowling, Chester Chronicle

STAFF members of a Saltney-based firm will aim to hit the heights for charity with their three peaks mountain challenge.

Employees at the North West office of Geotechnics, based on the Borders Industrial Park, River Lane, will be climbing and descending the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scotland – all within 24 hours – on July 2.

They will face the task of not only climbing and descending Mount Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, but also coping with the 11-12 hours travelling time between the mountains.

The engineers and geologists taking part will be Stuart McCrae, of Buckley, Mark Davies, of Llangollen, Jack Dyke, of Manchester, Paul and Phil Hayes, of Penyffordd and Newcastle, with team drivers Ray Macklin and Phil Bain, both of Ellesmere Port.

Proceeds from the group’s fundraising challenge will go to boost St Kentigern Hospice, St Asaph.

The hospice helped care for Phil and Paul’s grandmother, Edith May Jones, who had terminal cancer, through the final days of her life.

More than £1,200 has been raised so far for the charity.

To donate, visit www.justgiving.com/the3peaksmountainchallenge.