Five courageous members from GOTO Group rose to The Three Peaks Challenge last weekend. The famously tough trial involved climbing the UK's three highest peaks: Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon. The total walking distance is 23 miles, the total ascent is over 10,000 feet. Combine that with rain, fog, and pitch-black darkness – it certainly was a challenge!

GOTO are so proud to announce that Mark Bevan, Bonnie Larcombe, Emma Finch, Jack Yates & Tom Mawhood succeeded in completing all 3 peaks in aid of the amazing Bookmark Charity; who give children the reading skills and confidence they need for a fair chance in life. The team raised over £2,500 for the charity and hit their target whilst at the top of the final mountain, Snowdon!

“It was an extremely tough challenge and a lot of travelling. I don’t think any training can really prepare you, but we worked with a positive mindset to get to the top. We knew how much people had donated to this fantastic charity. Failure wasn’t an option. We climbed Nevis in 5 hours, Scafell Pike in 4 hours and finally Snowdon in 5 hours. We had to contend with darkness, exhaustion, and damp weather… But the troops rallied and we pulled together as a unit. I found it quite easy to climb the mountains but descending was a different story, I’ll always remember us walking backwards down the steep slope of Snowdon to relieve the pain!” – Mark Bevan.

GOTO thanks everyone who kindly donated, it means the world that we hit (and passed) our target... Now to the next challenge!