To our enormous relief, the weather was better than anticipated. The forecast for days had been for solid rain, but Friday dawned dry, albeit cloudy and cold, with the cloud base just above the fell tops. As we ascended Rossett Gill towards Angle Tarn, wind speeds began to increase and by the time we reached the summit of Bowfell we were walking into the teeth of a gale. As we descended Bowfell, we managed to find a sheltered spot for lunch before moving onto Crinkle Crags.

Wind speeds increased even further during the afternoon, and by the time we reached the summit of Crinkle Crags we were practically clinging to the mountain. Fortunately, our descent to the valley took us down the lee side of the mountain which provided some relief from the strong winds. At around 4.15 pm we returned to the valley after completing 12 miles across challenging terrain and over 5,000 feet of ascent. It had been a tough day!

This year’s event raised £103,000 overall for ICR and I am pleased to confirm that Raby made one of the largest single team contributions of just over £11,000.

This year’s grand total means that this annual event has now raised over £2 million during the 37 years that it has been taking place, with over £1.2 million raised for the Institute of Cancer Research during that period.  This, of course, would not have been possible without your generous support.  All of us at Raby and at the ICR are enormously grateful to you. Many thanks once again for your support and your donation.

Duncan Peake, CEO

Just Giving Page

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One third of us will be touched by cancer in our lifetime. The Institute of Cancer Research https://www.icr.ac.uk/ is a charitable academic working body with over 300 scientists and has taken more drugs into clinical trials in the last decade than any other organisation worldwide.  As you may recall, Professor Paul Workman from the Institute addressed our annual staff meeting earlier this year to explain more about their wonderful work and staggering achievements in the field of cancer treatment. We are therefore proud to be supporting such a worthy cause once again this year.

This annual event involves teams from businesses located across the north of England ascending Lakeland’s highest mountains in early winter conditions.

The event has raised more than £1.9 million for the Institute and other charities over the past 37 years. This year’s event takes place on Friday 14^th November and with your help we would like to make this another record-breaking year. We’ve been given the challenge of climbing Bowfell and Crinkle Crags at the head of the Great Langdale valley in the heart of the Lake District.

To support Team Raby and donate to a fantastic cause

www.justgiving.com/page/rabyestates2025

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