A real-life Supergran has described how she was left ‘battered and bruised’ pushing her body to the max to become the UK’s first female wheelchair user to ‘climb’ the Three Peaks for charity.
Mary Lamb, 65, suffered a chest infection, stomach bug and was ‘10 minutes away from hypothermia’ during the gruelling three-day challenge which saw her reach the summit of all three mountains - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – with the help of the British Army and her assistance dog Sheldon.
“Honest to God, I don't know how I got through it,” said Mary.
“I was told it couldn’t be done and so I was just going to do it and that was all there was to it. You just push on through. If I say I'm going to do something, I’ll do it!”
Mary’s ‘dream team’ was made up of her three friends Sian Cuthbertson, Jill Tinsley and Kev Pearson, husband Mike and Jamie Macdonald from Dogs For Good.
They drove to each mountain in a Kodiaq SUV provided by Škoda and soldiers from various Corps, Regiments and Units of the Army led by Capt James Martin of the Royal Engineers and Mountain Leader Sgt Chris Gooch from Mercian Regiment.
Mary Lamb, 65, suffered a chest infection, stomach bug and was ‘10 minutes away from hypothermia’ during the gruelling three-day challenge which saw her reach the summit of all three mountains - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – with the help of the British Army and her assistance dog Sheldon.
“Honest to God, I don't know how I got through it,” said Mary.
“I was told it couldn’t be done and so I was just going to do it and that was all there was to it. You just push on through. If I say I'm going to do something, I’ll do it!”
Mary’s ‘dream team’ was made up of her three friends Sian Cuthbertson, Jill Tinsley and Kev Pearson, husband Mike and Jamie Macdonald from Dogs For Good.
They drove to each mountain in a Kodiaq SUV provided by Škoda and soldiers from various Corps, Regiments and Units of the Army led by Capt James Martin of the Royal Engineers and Mountain Leader Sgt Chris Gooch from Mercian Regiment.
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00:00I'm at the top of everything!
00:06All the kids call me Super Gran because they know I'm nutty.
00:09So yeah, that's my superpower, nuttiness.
00:12Not afraid to go and give anything a go.
00:14Skoda have been wonderful and given us the car to come and do this challenge
00:18which is just amazing.
00:20And Dogs for Good have just done everything just to support me.
00:24The guys from the army are just so respectful
00:28and caring and they'll do anything just so they don't drop me.
00:35Getting up three mountains, what else is there really?
00:37Team Shell, then go!
00:48What does this challenge mean to me?
00:51It means raising awareness of Dogs for Good,
00:54hopefully raising an awful lot of money
00:57to get a lot of money you've got to do a big challenge
01:00and this is it, I couldn't do anything bigger.
01:04Be the first lady in a wheelchair to complete this.
01:07Well that's, it'll be good but the main focus is the charity.
01:16We're about halfway up.
01:20The terrain is really tough.
01:23I will be so happy when I get to the top.
01:58I am so chuffed, I am battered and bruised
02:02but it's worth it, it's worth it because I've done it.
02:06Good old Team Sheldon.