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Peak Performance:

Peak performance: On the longest day in June last year Richard Price, a new crew member at Fleetwood lifeboat station, led a team of 36 people up to Scotland for the start of a three peak marathon. The team climbed Ben Nevis, (some of them pictured, above, at the summit) then travelled south to tackle Scafell Pike in the Lake District, followed by Snowdon in Wales. Thirty-two of the climbers broke the 24-hour barrier and everyone climbed 23% miles and a total of 7,358 feet in ascent. With sponsorship and money from entry fees the marathon raised a splendid £2,125..

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