3 peaks challenge 1997

Nige Cope for not getting the torch and camera out when Ian did his impersonation of a 'Curly Wurly' production line.
Nigel Bates for leaving the log sheet in the van at Snowdon.
The Economist team (leading at the time) for taking 6hr 10min on Scafell Pike.

Andy Damen for trekking two and a half mountains with a very badly sprained ankle.
Simon Murray for wearing just a tee-shirt on the snow capped summit of Ben Nevis.

Nige Folkes for running down Snowdon (and catching us!) after discovering we had been and gone twenty minutes earlier!
The cook at the hotel who made a pasta dish specially for us.
All Espace pasengers.

Andy Damen for trekking two and a half mountains with a very badly sprained ankle.
Simon Murray for wearing just a tee-shirt on the snow capped summit of Ben Nevis.
Dave Moffett encouraging Bates to play "footsie" with the Glaswegen totty car.
Anybody in the Espace who gave Dave an atlas.
Seven way draw for fifth.
All Espace passengers.

Ian Warner - Toby at 70mph sees a gravel side-turning 6ft in front, turns off, skids to a halt, almost runs out of 'runway' and says "Oh, I just need to adjust my seat".
Ian replies "I just need to wipe mine!"
Nige Cope - Steve Gale says "I've checked the Cavalier and it doesn't need valeting. What's the Espace like ?"
Nige replies " It's OK as well, apart from the turd on each seat".
Steve Gale for "Try saying something more fucking obvious !" after Nigel Bates's pathetic attempt at a rousing team talk at the bottom of Ben Nevis, by telling us to "make yourself comfortable", "get dry", "go to the toilet", etc.
Steve Gale again for "it's like putting your feet into pure sex", which left a couple of wittering Welshmen wondering why you would want to put your foot up a sheeps arse.
Chas Finch for "Make that a diet coke!" (to go with his plate of pasta and baked spud for starters).

Nige Bates for being able to generate the essential team spirit - from 2 miles in front of the team !
Andy Damen for leading the team ahead of us up the wrong hill on Scafell Pike.

Nige Cope for balancing his camera on a waste bin, taking three attempts to get the timer working and then watching it fall into the rubbish at the critical moment.

Nige Cope for eating an entire 200g Galaxy at the top of Ben Nevis.
Simon Murray for eating Steve's entire 200g Galaxy.
Dave Moffett for munching a Banoffee pie after breakfast and a whole malt loaf.
Chas Finch (at a service station, over an hour behind schedule): "I'm not leaving here until I've had this second muffin" (see Welsh landlady....).
Chas Finch for his "spud starter, pasta chaser" carb loading achievements in the last meal before the walk (but Chas, YOU'RE THE DRIVER)

Dave Moffet as Prince Phillip. ie 10 yards adrift, head down and hands behind his back.
Toby Jones as Ayrton Senna. Only Ayrton could drive!
Nige Bates as Sleeping Beauty
Nigel Bates again for his tomato impersonation after hearing we had answered a call from Martha on his mobile and not telling her that it wasn't him until after she'd called him 'Pudsy Wudsy'.
Nige Bates yet again for his Statue of Liberty impersonation at the top of Snowdon.
Kris Akabusi for his impersonation of a loudhailer.
Simon Murray for his impersonation of Sleeping Beauty while Kris Akabusi did his impersonation of a loudhailer.

Mavis the Land Lady - "When will you get back from the pub? Don't worry about the time, I'll wait up for you." And then, on staggering back from the pub, "What time do you want to eat? How do you like your sausage?

Chas Finch - "The Land Lady is just like the older lady that I used to fanstasise about, only now I've met her I'm older than she is !"
"We can still do this!", after the Scafell fiasco.

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