Helvellyn

The rain that came in through the night didn't improve. Actually, it appeared to get worse and as it turned nasty even the sheep seemed to take cover. It didn't stop the midges coming out though.

Nevertheless, the three courageous girls set off  at 06:05 with a bright smile and a cheery wave as they crossed the bridge for the start of the Helvellyn climb.
Helvellyn, in the glorious lake district  is England's second highest mountain at 3114ft (950m) The average time for this climb in 2012 was 2 hours 26 mins.

The team were expected to climb Helvellyn before their pre-booked cooked breakfast, massage and shower at the Cricket club and they made it in good time. They completed the climb by 08:58 giving them a time of 3 hours 3 mins.

By 07:15, Tanya, the driver had tidied the car in preparation for the climbers return and even managed to grab a quick shower before a welcome cup of coffee. All this on a cat nap of a little over an hour. The weather continued to deteriorate and the girls were very cold and wet when they came off the mountain and were grateful for the warm car and more importantly, the hot shower and hot breakfast.

No time to linger, the team set off for the 200 mile road trip towards Snowdon which is expected to take them about 3 1/2 hours.

2 down 2 to go well done girls !!!