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Sign up a Big Physical
Challenge over 2016
IF you sign up for just 1 Big
Physical Challenge over 2016, then make it 'Walking with the Wounded's
Cumbrian Challenge 2016.' Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) is a
charity established to support the employment aspirations and vocational
outcomes of our wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, those who
have been physically, mentally and socially disadvantaged by their service.
So every single team who takes part in this years:- 'The Cumbrian
Challenge' will support another wounded veteran.
Kate Cleaver said:- "WWTW recognises the inherent
skills of our armed service personnel and wants to compliment these
qualities, as well as provide support to transfer their skills into the
civilian workplace. We offer assistance through our programmes to those
vulnerable veterans who have been physically, mentally or socially
disadvantaged by their service and assist them in gaining independence
through new long term careers outside of the military. This includes
providing support to homeless veterans and veterans in the Criminal Justice
System, areas which are too often ignored. We hope that the outcome is
sustainable employment and independence for them and their families."
The Cumbrian Challenge is Walking With The Wounded's annual
flagship fundraising event, that takes place in the Lake District, England,
for teams of 4. This year the challenge is available to people of all
fitness levels and determination with a new, easier route. In addition to
the 'Tough' and the 'Tougher' routes, plus the
ultimate challenge, the 'The Peak', all teams will be tested
over the beautiful fells of the Lake District...
► The Peak is a 10km hike. Expected time to
complete will be from 5 hours to 11 hours to complete.
► The Tough is a 20km hike that has a 1,300m of
altitude gain and expected to run over 5 hours to 11 hours, depending on
experience, to complete.
► The Tougher is a demanding 29km hike, that has a
1,800m of altitude gain. It is expected to take around 5 hours to 11 hours,
depending on experience, to complete.
The event runs over with Friday night registration, dinner and briefing, on
13 May 2016 and the main event on, 14 May 2016.
The challenge starts and finishes in Grasmere, enabling 1 bustling HQ for
the pre event race meeting and dinner, post event awards and BBQ evening
event.
WWTW Partnership and Events Manager Andy Sloan said:- "Last year 500
people from all over the UK and in some cases Europe joined in. They climbed
and conquered, raising more than £170,000 to support our wounded into work,.
They also had quite a party."
To find out more please visit the group's
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