#BikeBoatBoot

From 27 to 30 June 2024, Dads & Uncles of Ty Hafan children are taking on a new challenge hiking, off-road cycling & kayaking the length of Wales

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

We are busy planning our next challenge, which will take place in July 2027. And we thought we'd look back at where it all started with the #5in55 in 2018. Planned by Gareth Jenkins we combined the Welsh and National 3 Peaks and climbed all 5 mountains in just 52 hours.

[Paul Fears @paulfearsphoto]

A year ago was the last day of the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan. Taking on challenges is just a way of thanking Ty Hafan for caring for us & our children and to ensure more families like ours get the care and support they desperately need
Photos > https://t.co/zRRh5Lkl3b

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

What a day! What a challenge!

[Paul Fears @paulfearsphoto]

The 3rd day of the #BikeBoatBoot challenge for @tyhafan on 29th June 2024. It was a brutal day of hiking and off-road cycling covering 55 miles in 12 hours climbing 6196 feet. Maybe the toughest day of any challenge. And I loved every minute (well nearly)
https://t.co/dPyQPknNPI

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

The start of a great adventure

[Paul Fears @paulfearsphoto]

A year ago was day 1 of the #BikeBoatBoot challenge for @tyhafan when we hiked, cycled & kayaked for 8 hrs 23 mins, covering 41 miles and ascending 3594 ft. We had reached Lake Bala from Conwy as we travelled from North to South Wales. What an adventure!!!
https://t.co/5eGgYuj1X7

[Paul Fears @paulfearsphoto]

It's taken a while, but I've finally finished writing up the story of the #BikeBoatBoot challenge for @tyhafan. It's a bit wordy, but there was a huge story to tell
https://t.co/afgoHz43kS

#charity #charitychallenge #hiking #mountainbiking

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Wasn't there quite a bit of pushing, carrying and falling off bikes as well? 😂

[Paul Fears @paulfearsphoto]

Maybe we cannot quite claim this to be 'cycling to work' but it was an off-road, across the mountains, in the wilderness ride to never forget! #CycleToWorkDay
More photos > https://t.co/dPyQPknNPI

#cycling #Mountainbike

[Paul Fears @paulfearsphoto]

The photographic diary of day 2 of the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan | Bala Lake to Ponterwyd. 46.2 miles, climbing 5911 feet. Hiking or our our bikes for 11 hrs 12 mins. The mountain biking was brutal with steep climbs and uncyclable paths! https://t.co/60gQTeK5jG

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

We wanted to thank @mitie Facilities Management and Joanna for inviting our @tyhafan team to the Music Extravaganza last Friday. What a fantastic night! It was lovely to be dressed up and not in cycling shorts or hiking boots!

[Paul Fears @paulfearsphoto]

The photographic story of cycling, hiking and kayaking the length of Wales in 4-days. Day 1. Conwy to Lake Bala. In boots, on a bike, or in a kayak for 8 hrs 20 mins. 40.7 miles travelled, ascending 3594 feet. The #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan
https://t.co/5eGgYuiu7z

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

The feeling when it's 8:50am, you've walked 6 miles into Bannau Brycheiniog, it's day 4 of the 4 day #BikeBoatBoot north to south wales challenge for Ty Hafan, and you've still got 50 miles of cycling and hiking to go!
#lovinglife #hiking #Mountainbike

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

2 weeks ago, 9 men walked into Tŷ Hafan at the end of cycling, hiking and kayaking the length of Wales in just 4-days. The emotion was there for all to see as the team stood in the memorial garden & remembered children they had lost & families still being cared for by the hospice

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Day 4 Stage 2 of the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan | A cycle route we've done many times. The long Taff Trail all the way down to Cardiff Bay. The energy of the group was simply incredible after 3 tough days.

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

04:30 day 4 of the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan. Our bodies and minds were tired. But this was the final day! And to start we had a 8 mile hike up from Brecon and between Cribyn and Fan-y-Big. 1657 feet climb that took 3 hours 17 mins.

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Day 3 Stage 4 of the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan took us up 2,140 feet from as he headed out of Beulah towards Brecon. This was a 21 mile 2 hr 51 min stretch at the end of a very tough day.

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Day 3 Stage 3 on the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan in the Elan Valley heading towards Beulah & a 1955 feet climb, covering 21.5 miles in 5 hrs. Insane terrain and carrying bikes across streams. Brutal!

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Day 3 Stage 2 on the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan was a 'gentle' 2 hr 47 min, 5.3 mile, 1,214 feet climb across Welsh mountain wilderness, where we took a photo whilst being at the geographical centre of Wales.

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Day 3 Stage 1 of the #bikeboatboot for @tyhafan & a 6:30am start in the rain cycling from Ponterwyd to Cwmystwyth. 7.6 miles in 73 mins climbing 885 feet. The start of the toughest day. We had no idea was lay ahead.

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[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

On this morning's show, Chris Birch from @BRORADIO spoke with our Paul Fears about the #bikeboatboot challenge for @tyhafan, with the interview starting 1 hr into the show & lasting until around 2 hrs 45 mins, interspaced with great music!
https://t.co/kvfzCA1wMA

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Day 2 Stages 2, 3 & 4 of the #bikeboatboot challenge for Tŷ Hafan. Over 8 hrs, we would cycle across remote Welsh mountains, many without tracks. It was a brutal 38 miles, ascending over 5,100 feet

[#BikeBoatBoot @5in55]

Day 2 Stage 1 of the #bikeboatboot challenge for Tŷ Hafan started in the rain at Lake Bala. In just over 3 hrs, we covered 8.3 miles, climbing 772 feet. The start of a very tough day!