| Hot Challenge: Some of the
members of 499 Squadron Port Talbot Air
Cadets are pictured here at the summit of
Cadir Idris |
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Picture: supplied by Peter
Knowles |
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Cadets
climb three peaks |
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| Air cadets from Port Talbot have been
hitting the heights without their feet
leaving the ground. |
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| Every year, teenage members of the
town's 499 Squadron take part in a
three-peak challenge in Wales. |
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| This year the youngsters aged 14 to 19
did it again by completing the 24 hour
sponsored challenge in searing temperatures. |
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| They left Port Talbot at midnight and
travelled to Llanberris for a dawn climb up
Snowdon. Then after being fed, they
were transported by a support team to
Dolgellau to scale Cadir Idris. From
there they moved on to the Brecon Beacons
for an evening walk up Pen-y-Fan. |
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| The cadets and officers were joined for
the first time by their civilian committee
chairman Peter Knowles, who was sponsored to
boost their funds. |
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| Squadron commander Fight Lieutenant Mike
Stones said: "It was the best weather we
have had for the event in recent years,
though extremely warm. The midday walk
up Cadir Idris was started in a temperature
of 31 degrees." |
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| "But all the cadets did very well and
the sponsorship money will go towards
squadron funds, with a donation to charity
selected by the cadets." |
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Article by South Wales
Evening Post 11th July 2006 |
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pictures |
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Flt Lt Mike
Stones |
Cpl Perdie
Roberts |
Cdt Jay Sheehy |
Plt Off Clive
Thomas |
Peter Knowles
Cdt Jon Glave
| Cpl Sophie
Hanson |
Sgt Marc Jones |
Cpl David
Thomas |
Flg Off Xavier Hanson
Cdt Hywel
Davies |
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