A TEAM of six Wiltshire firefighters took a gold medal and won third place overall in the national Three Peaks Challenge.
They were taking part in the annual event, which involves climbing the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales in less than 24 hours, to raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity.
The team was made up of crew manager Bob Waller, Richard Thwaites, Steve Taylor and physical training instructor Jack Mitchell, all from Trowbridge, Mark Taylor from Marlborough and Kieron Humphries from Warminster.
The team started on Ben Nevis on Sunday, June 26 and finished on Snowdon the following day, recording a time of 19 hours 20 minutes, which won them an award for finishing in less than 20 hours.
Andrew Nash of VW Heritage of Westbury provided the team with a VW T6 van to transport them between peaks and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service provided a fuel card and helped with logistics.
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