sleep and travel on this rowing boat between the four nations of the united kingdom, before taking on their highest peaks on foot. a challenge that s never been attempted before. so this is our cabin. there s just enough legroom to be able to lie down. and i m here, martin s here, so it s pretty cosy. it s the idea of katherine wilkins, who runs a fitness centre in northumberland. despite the mammoth challenge ahead, she managed to get martin, who works for her, on board. i like to try things that no one s ever done before. when katherine mentioned it to me, that she s got this challenge in mind and no one s ever completed it, i was instantly, yes, i m there, i m doing it. the pair will start their challenge by climbing mount snowdon in wales before walking to caernarfon. they ll then row to whitehaven, and from there walk up to the summit of scafell pike. after walking back to the coast, they ll cross the irish sea to northern ireland, where they ll tackle slieve donard. they ll the
tidal and choppy. so we have everything crossed for a high pressure system and a gentle crossing, but we re not under any illusions. the pair will be raising money for the mental health charity mind. me being a former marine, a veteran of the marines, some lads who leave struggle a lot with mental health, including myself. so, when ijoined the forces, the forces was my family. and then to go from that to civilian life is a bit of a shock. it s hard, really, to find that purpose, of where you stand in civilian life and what gets you up in the morning. ijust want people to be able to talk about it, the benefits of being outside and pushing yourselves physically, and the benefits that can have on mental health. you are really going to be pushing yourself physically, aren t you? yes, i think we are! we are definitely going to be pushing ourselves physically, and, you know, we re probably talking 16, 17 hours rowing a day. they ll set off on their challenge onjune the 3rd. is it going to ch
of the united kingdom, before taking on their highest peaks on foot. a challenge that s never been attempted before. so this is our cabin. there s just enough legroom to be able to lie down. and i m here, martin s here, so it s pretty cosy. it s the idea of katherine wilkins, who runs a fitness centre in northumberland. despite the mammoth challenge ahead, she managed to get martin, who works for her, on board. i like to try things that no one s ever done before. when katherine mentioned it to me, that she s got this challenge in mind and no one s ever completed it, i was instantly, yes, i m there, i m doing it. the pair will start their challenge by climbing mount snowdon in wales before walking to caernarfon. they ll then row to whitehaven, and from there walk up to the summit of scafell pike. after walking back to the coast, they ll cross the irish sea to northern ireland, where they ll tackle slieve donard. they ll then take on the longest rowing leg of their expedition,
you are really going to be pushing yourself physically, aren t you? yes, i think we are! we are definitely going to be pushing ourselves physically, and, you know, we re probably talking 16, 17 hours rowing a day. they ll set off on their challenge onjune the 3rd. is it going to challenge your friendship, do you think? we had a couple of hairy moments on the training row last weekend and we got through that and said to ourselves, there s no one we d rather be in a boat with. alison freeman, bbc news. goodness, very good luck to them. in a few minutes, we join viewers on bbc one for a full round up of the national news with clive myrie. now it s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. the cold and wet weather we have endured for most of this may, we can put that to one side now. the weather has cheered up. we have high pressure in charge and that s been delivering some lovely may sunshine for a nice change.
between the four nations of the united kingdom, before taking on their highest peaks on foot. a challenge that s never been attempted before. so this is our cabin. there s just enough legroom to be able to lie down. and i m here, martin s here, so it s pretty cosy. it s the idea of catherine wilkins, who runs a fitness centre in northumberland. despite the mammoth challenge ahead, she managed to get martin, who works for her, on board. i like to try things that no one s ever done before. when catherine mentioned it to me, that she s got this challenge in mind and no one s ever completed it, i was instantly, yes, i m there, i m doing it. the pair will start their challenge by climbing mount snowdon in wales before walking to caernarfon. they ll then row to whitehaven, and from there walk up to the summit of scafell pike. after walking back to the coast, they ll cross the irish sea to northern ireland, where they ll tackle slieve donard. they ll then take on the longest