Updated
Monday, 17th May 2021, 4:09 pm
Six members of a Pontefract gym are taking on the challenge of climbing six mountains in 48 hours
The Six Peaks challenge is a combination of the national three peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon along with the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Pen Y Ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside - an energy-sapping 48 miles in 48 hours.
The team from Maximal Health and Fitness is made up of 40-year-old Alec, his cousin Reece Lindsay, 25, Shaun Carter, 38, and Brian Hume, 48. Another cousin Gareth Lindsay, 39 and 32- year-old Jamie Gore will act as backup and drivers to enable the four-man climbing team to sleep between mountains. They will also help with kit preparation, food and fluids, physical preparation and anything else needed to enable the climbers to complete the challenge.