Lake District trek raises £6,500 for Alex’s Wish charity
AN ANNUAL charity trek undertaken by holistic wellbeing company Wellbeing4Life and 18 of their clients has netted charity Alex’s Wish more than £6,500.
The trek took in the Ullswater Way in the Lake District plus some additional peaks and challenges. Elain Crewe of Wellbeing4Life said: “This is the second year that we have trekked for Alex’s Wish. Last year we did the Yorkshire Three Peaks and this year the Ullswater Way with some additions. Basically we are an ambitious lot and we wanted a few more peaks and challenges thrown in for good measure!”
The 30-mile trek took the team of 18 just over 16 hours to complete and saw them tackle 1,400m of ascents.
Elain added: “We worked with the same superb guide as last year – Ed Docwra of Mountain Munchkins. Ed asked us what we wanted and then adapted the Ullswater Way to suit us and give us the challenge that we were all up for! We had an amazing day and to have raised almost double what we did last year is a fabulous feeling. Plans are already being made for 2018!”
Zoe Edwards of Alex’s Wish, who took part in the event, said: “It was a great day. We walked through forests, around lakes, saw waterfalls and tackled a few hills too! The scenery was beautiful and the company was great. We are so grateful to Elain, Wellbeing4Life and everyone who took part and we can’t wait to see what the trek is going to be for next year.”