Reading accountant conquers Three Peak Challenge raising over £600 for charity

James Cowper Kreston accountant Tom Appleby has successfully conquered the Three Peaks Challenge, climbing the three highest mountains in the UK in under 24 hours raising money for Berkshire charity Daisy’s Dream.

Tom Appleby, an auditor in James Cowper Kreston’s Reading office, and his team of family friends began the Challenge at 4.18pm on Friday in Scotland.  In just over four hours they had completed the 1,352m summit and decent of Ben Nevis, moving onto the 978m Scarfell Pike in the Lake District at 2.30am.  The Challenge was completed at 3.55pm on Saturday with the climb and decent of Snowdon in Wales.

All Three Peaks were climbed in a comfortable 23 hours 37 minutes, with £604 raised for Daisy’s Dream so far.

On completing the Three Peaks, Tom Appleby said: “I am really proud of how quickly we tackled the challenge; we even had time for a pre-celebratory beer at the summit of Snowdon. The views were incredible, especially when we reached the summit of Scarfell Pike with dawn breaking.”

The money raised will go to the Berkshire charity Daisy’s Dream who support children and their families affected by life threatening illness and bereavement.

Tom added: “I would like to thank everyone for their extremely generous donations. So far we have raised a fantastic £604 for Daisy’s Dream - and we have not yet finished collecting.”