Page 22 - Real Rochdale Issue 16 Winter 2022
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MysonPages conquers Yorkshire Three Peaks




                                                                                                                                   IT specialist MysonPages has raised
                                                                                                                                   over £6,000 for Springhill Hospice after

                                                                                                                                   scaling the Yorkshire Three Peaks in
                                                                                                                                   terrible weather.

                                                                                                                                   Six members of the MysonPages team and
                                                                                                                                   Zen Internet chairman Richard Tang set off
                                                                                                                                   to conquer the Yorkshire Three Peaks
                                                                                                                                   challenge, expecting a tough but pleasant
                                                                                                                                   hike. Tackling the Three Peaks involves
                                                                                                                                   walking 24 miles and climbing 5,200 feet in
                                                                                                                                   under 12 hours.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Managing director David Brereton said:
                                                                                                                                   However, the team picked what was                 “The money we’ve raised has been sensa-
                                                                                                                                   probably the worst day this summer to             tional, but the best bit has been seeing how
                                                                                                                                   attempt the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The rain       it impacted people in the team, and them
                                                                                                                                   started early and didn’t stop; at one point,      recognising their personal achievements.
                                                                                                                                   the walkers were up to their shins in muddy
                                                                                                                                   water – and the guides said the weather was       “There’s already an assumption that this
                                                                                                                                   in their top five worst conditions.               won’t be a one-off.”



















































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