Taking on Britain's highest mountains were RAVC soldiers L Cpls Chris Byles, Matt Eade, Andy Marsh, Joseph Bezuidenhout, Sgt Mick McEwan, Cpl Andrea Brady, Flt Lt Craig Teasdale, WO class one Mark Watson and military working dogs Meg and Jesse.
Th
ey were faced with the tough challenge of climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in under 24 hours (August 28-29), and it was Scafell which proved to be the toughest peak to conquer.
Sgt McEwan said: "That was a hell of an experience and there were many things we had to contend with. We set off at about 2.45am. It was pitch black and visibility wasn't good, with mist from top to bottom. Once we got half way up there were just boulders everywhere."
The team had to use their global positioning system at one stage as well as contending with swarms of midges attracted to the light.
Overall the proud team managed to complete the three peaks challenge (including travel time) in 23 hours and 34 minutes.
They took on the challenge in memory of former RAVC comrades L Cpl Kenneth Rowe and Pte Damian Swinbank who both trained at the DAC.
L Cpl Rowe, an Army dog handler, was killed in Afghanistan in July. Pte Swinbank, died of cancer in July aged 20.
The team managed to raise about £750 for Help for Heroes - which helps servicemen and women wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The full article contains 290 words and appears in Melton Times newspaper.
