Six men in a bus.

06:57 02/07/2011.

Possibly my last will and testament.

So the adventure starts, 15 minutes late but starts all the same. A mini bus full of testosterone and aftershave heading to the border. When I first thought about doing the three peaks, Ben Nevis, snowdon and scarfell pike, I thought it would be a laugh. Now I am not so sure. (my god someone is wearing JOOP!) well I am all set, got my adventure boots (booty boos) my adventure hat, my adventure trousers, adventure shirt and last but not least my adventure tie. Can't climb a mountain without a tie I'm sure that's some kind of law. Let's see how long people last before the talk turns to porn shall we.

08:43

well we just stopped for breakfast at one little shitty motorway service thing, overpriced coffee and all that jazz. Brought my own so don't have to eat that crap. Attempted to sleep for a bit in the van but just ended up listening to slackbladder goes forth. The conversation did turn to porn in the services, something about Kate Middleton having a cumcup butt, think I can see how that works. Second shift.

13:23

well just got back on the road after a pub lunch of fish and chips on the shore of loch lomand, with the added extra of two pint of the finest. We picked up the last member of our gang so now the fellowship is complete. There is far to much sports talk on this trip and we have to get to the bottom of Nevis by the time the boxing starts even if it means starting another walk in the dark and on the night of a new moon as well. So far sleep has been far from easy and I think it will continue to be. My brothers feet are a wee bit stinky already and he's only been driving. They will all have the pleasure of my smell joys tonight and me with no door eaters, tut tut.

15:16

we have reached 'The Ben' and now it is time to start to get ready for the charge up the mountain. Now I start to thing why the fuck do we do this to ourselves, why does man( that's the male men) feel the need to prove themselves? Guess we are back to the whole penis thing that I mentioned not so long ago. The thing is that I count myself amongst these people and I am looking forward to it. Why am I? Guess it's because I need to see what my braking point is and to see if I can go past it. Next year, at the moment, I intend to either walk but more than likely ride to Marrakech and this could be counted as my tester, could it?

21:08

we started at 15:55 and got back down about twenty thirty minutes ago. Two and a half hours to the top, two hours twenty back down, mainly my fault I must say. My knee is now strapped up and I have had a few painkillers. Was this a good idea? Should I be a captain Oates and go outside for some time so I don't slow the others down? Or should I try and get some kip on this five hour drive, take some more painkillers, use some deep heat and grit my teeth and get on with it? Well my family motto is 'Why the hell not' so I guess that answers that, doesn't it? By the way I have been told that the most attractive women on the mountain was either wearing a pink top or was a blonde, who knows.
23:20

been made to listen to the boxing.

02:29 03/07/2011

just arriving a scarfell pike, my god the road is rather ropy, sheep asleep in the middle of the road and blind corners and what's even worse a dodgy driver. Let's see if we get to the base shall we?

02:55

well we are about to set off, knee not to bad but this climb is pretty much straight up and then straight down.

07:49

just call me two peaks bob, for I am a broken man. The challenge is over for me. My knee isI so painful I could hardly walk down but still. Made a fairly good time, well the boys are still on track to complete the challenge and I guess I could go to the pub. This road is awful so will write later and give a full overview of this silly idea.

i think i should end it there, much more dramatic, might make you think i had fallen off of a cliff.

well this is a little late but better late than never. this whole enterprise was fun no matter what the pain and i plan to try again next year and to do the yorkshire three peaks in september.

no recipe today as this is not a rant but an insight into an experience, i did get to the pub by the way.

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