Climb every mountain
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5 earn building weekends are now all the rage. In this modern version of masochism, employees are shunted off to some Godforsaken wilderness and forced to run up and down mountains with giant inflatable giraffes strapped to their backs. This is supposed to enable staff (those who return in one piece) to work together more efficiently in the depot, office or factory.
Fortunately, enough Wmcanton staff survived one such weekend to come up with an idea of real merit. They devised a three peaks challenge to raise £1,000 in sponsorship for Save the Children. A team of 10 attempted to scale Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell in the Lake District and Snowdonia in Wales in less than 48 hours. Seven out of 10 completed the gruelling course— the three who wisely fell back got the chinks in, I understand.