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
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,
its not worth the cost. it s a colossal waste of money, because i don t think it s at all relevant to the way that modern business and modern contracts are negotiated. the government says it wants britain to be a science and technology superpower, which is great, but i don t think the corporate bosses of the world s great high tech companies and financial companies are going to be all that impressed with an invitation to go to some distant port and have a cocktail on board a ship in the harbour. so, i think it harks back generations to the way export promotion was done many, many years ago. it isn t relevant to promoting modern high tech britain in the modern world. the three peaks challenge, in which walkers tackle the highest points of scotland, england and wales one after the other, is one of britain s most popular endurance events. but three climbs aren t enough for one pair of fitness enthusiasts, who are planning to throw in a fourth in northern ireland. oh, and they re going t
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, iwas 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, by sea and canal to fort william in the highlands of scotland. there, they ll climb ben nevis. the irish sea has a lot of challenges. it s got shipping lanes. it can be horrendously
if residents have cctv. on this modest street, they ve invested in technology, but with little success. i ve repeatedly rang them up. it s just like they don t care. as the pandemic worsened over the last year, fly tipping has blighted communities. the big question now is, who s going to clean it up? let s get some fresh air! the three peaks challenge, in which walkers tackle the highest points of scotland, england and wales one after the other, is one of britain s most popular endurance events. but three climbs aren t enough for one pair of fitness enthusiasts, who are planning to throw in a fourth in northern ireland. oh, and they re going to row between each nation. alison freeman went to meet them. their home for around six weeks. katherine and martin will eat, sleep and travel on this rowing boat between the four nations