Lots of technology on my new phone, but not quite enough to post on RSU. 
Iāve just been speaking to a friend who went up Scafell Pike on a clear, sunny day; he said they were wondering at the time āwhy there were so many damn cairns all over the placeā. 
Now we know whyā¦
Phil
I have cake, which is coming to hockey, I hear that cake is a source of natural pain relief. So no excuses now. You can even have some before the game if you really need it!
Joe
Sometimes itās hard to convey in writing how difficult something is, or how awful the weather can be. Hopefully Philās āexclusiveā write up for the Uni Mag will do justice to what the six of us riders and two drivers went though over the previous weekend. Weāre deliberately not writing too much about the weekends exploits as it will spoil whatās going to be a very exciting and amusing (in parts) story of epic proportions. Get writing Phil 
The 3 Peaks Unicycle Challenge was never going to be easy and ended up being harder than we imagined. Apart from mass sleep deprivation, rain, driving winds and sub-zero windchills, physical exhaustion, etc, ectā¦ we all actually enjoyed ourselves ā¦well, I did anyway ;).
Phil: Donāt forget to mention the sheep and the cows!
My brakes held out through-out and thatās possibly why I could walk the day after. All credit to the ones who opted not to listen to me (Phil) and fit brakes, plus the ones that had brake failuresā¦ are we walking up and down stairs yet? 
It really was a superb weekend, mainly due to some fantastic company, awesome riding and incredible driving to catch up lost time to give us a chance at completing the challenge.
Same again next year ladsā¦? Erā¦ NO!
Canāt wait to re-live the experience in the next issue of Uni Mag.
Steve (still on a HIGH, but EXTREMELY tired)
Steveās new sig line:
Once is NEVER enough!*
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Phil
Iām not going to be interviewed again as the BBC are really busy, the extra exposure would have been nice but I canāt say I like being interviewed (OK then I hate it).
Cake sounds great and Iām walking around now, even getting up and down stairs (slowly), so Iāll be at hockey tonight though I donāt know about the pain relief qualities of cake so Iāll take Ibuprofen and use some Radian B as a precaution (and probably be in goal )
Gary
Better keep the stick down though as it sounds like youāll struggle to complete a penalty lap of the pitch:D
Funny boy!
Havenāt you got an article to be getting on with?
Spotted!
Rob The Rubbish, top right (although it looks like they update it a lot, so it might moveā¦)
Phil
Independant proof that it wasnāt all a dream! Fantastic!
I think I was probably having a nice cup of tea and a baked potato at that pointā¦
Paul
Did you make your funding goal?
We donāt have the final figure yet, donations are still coming in, but we are certainly on our way and itās not too late to donate. Thank you to everyone who has already kindly donated.
Iāve been in contact with the suppliers today and the wheelchair has just been released (what good timing) so demonstration, measurements for fitting and quote will be in a week or so. We will then be in a better position to see if weāre able to purchase it now, I do hope so.
Gary
BTW I was going to upload the news clip but it seems the gallery is down!
My son had the demo of the wheelchair yesterday and it went really well, it was hard to get him out of it. He spent most of the time with the seat elevated so he was the same height as me, granted Iām not tall but it is a huge difference for him and he couldnāt get over how different things looked, I can only imagine. Itās also quick, 13kph, so he can keep up with me on my Muni
Along with the wheelchair being just released the prices have as well and we did find out that the cost is a quite a bit more than weād anticipated, about 90% more. So if you havenāt donated, and were going to (or even if you werenāt :)), we are still collecting so itās not too late and would be much appreciated.
On another note Iāve just watched the first 10 minute video of three from āThe BMW 3 Peaks Challengeā which was interesting and starts to show how hard the 3 peaks is.
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/microsites/B/bmw_3peaks/
Oh and the unicyclist.com gallery seems to still be down, anyone know when itāll be back up, Gilby? Or anywhere else I could post the news clip?
Gary
As long as itās not toooooo huuuuuge, then I can bung it up on my web space.
Drop me an email and Iāll sort something out for you.
Cheers
STM
Thanks for hosting those files.
Gary
I would like to thank everyone who has donated towards the wheelchair for my son. It is due to be delivered to the suppliers head office tomorrow then after it is checked etc. delivered to my son, so hopefully not much longer for him to wait
We have had a problem regarding a couple of envelopes that were sent C/O Unicycle.com (UK). In the process of Roger sending a package on to me the Royal Mail lost it and it contained some cheques and two envelopes whose contents were unknown. If you did send a cheque could you check to see if it has been cashed, if it hasnāt it will have been in that package (somewhere in the depths of the Royal Mail 
) so if you contact myself or Roger weāll sort it out (the known cheques in the package have not been cashed).
Thanks again
Gary
Just a quick bump in case it was missed (how quickly can a thread drop off the front page nowadays)
Happy Chair Day to your son then
That day will be tomorrow, 15th Jan, in the afternoon Until then I have to deal with a very excited son.
BTW heāll be at next weeks Winter Warmer with his new chair.
Gary