Cramlington Community High School - Personal Challenge Week June 2008

	Cramlington Community High School
	Personal Challenge Week June 2008 "We have Staff and Students all over the British Isles during this Personal Challenge Week" (D.Wise, 24.06.08)

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The Sea to Sea Cycle Route is the flagship of long distance routes, having won a global award in 1996. It is a wonderful route through the Northern Lake District and over the Pennines, beginning on the Cumbria coast at Whitehaven or Workington on the Irish Sea, and finishing in Sunderland or Tynemouth on the North Sea.

Sea to Sea , C2C , Coast to Coast . Call it what you want..... The Challenge is still the same !

Setting off on our 140 mile journey. Touching the wheels in the Irish Sea.

This was the start of our challenge to move ourselves and our bikes, from the Irish Sea back to the North Sea.

All ready for the off - 23 June 2008


	6am in the morning the last riser eventually gets in!
	Map showing route day 1 - Monday

	Crummock Water - stopping for lunch		Enthusiasm quickly subsided after we said there was another 139 mile to go!

	Top of one of the climbs - tough going last 100 yards		Using up the film!


	Wake up Mr Wardle and Mr Paterson - i have your coffees!		We are students from Cumbria University

	Puddle mishap - look closer at the legs! - still smiling though! - not like an old woman further on down the climb - what do you think Sean?		End of day 1 - 35 mile later!!
	Map showing route day 2 - Tuesday

	Easiest challenge by a mile!!		RESPECT - using the 5 R's by acting responsible in asking for directions and co-operating with adults!!


	LEGEND!		Always at the front! and ready!!

	I am Resilient!! look at my wrist, clothing and helmet!! Dean Cavaliero 2008, "I was injured and that is why i look a bit of a pillock" - Mr Wardle, "Deano of course you don't you are so well prepared"

	How did i demonstrate Gold 'Resilience' today Sir?		Nature classes on the way


	Wednesday and ready for a wet ride

	First for lunch - Alex		Fantastic to be at the top - "i never got off my bike" - Craig

	I Love being on two feet!! - how tired are we??		I'm there- get in!! and i never even stopped!!

	Shaun Gadsby at the top!!		James Pooley at the summit!!

	Brougham Castle - Very cultural as we all are!!

	Sean Barlow - Watch me go!		I am mint, i am Jake Turnbull! - watch that white line though!

	We have just done 55 km today - can you tell?		That is a 'cloud'! what a view though!

	The Coast 2 Coast crew 2008

	Dean said he was really warm and would stay here for hours! We could not have been happier at the top here!
	All at the top of Hartside - cold and wet with high spirits - Wednesday 2pm


	Mam		Dean, "I'm not the most handsome guy in the world but i must be close second"
	Map showing route Day 3 - Wednesday

	The Legend that is 'Helen'		What a venue - we loved it - Nenthead.

	Mr Paterson, "I have found the sign that describes me!"		Nice smiles gentlemen! - Hownsgill viaduct 2008

	We really wanted to go in but, we had another million miles to go! come on Sir

	I think they went this way but i'm not 100% sure!
	Map showing route day 4 - Thursday


	Getting closer to home - 10 miles to go (Is Dean still breathing ?)

	I wish all the paths had been like this.

	Stop Stop this is the end !!!!! Well done !!!!!

	If I never see another bike again. Look at them smiles 140 miles coast 2 coast completed. What a challenge this will live with me forever. At the start we had 5R's and now we think we shall do the 6th one................REST!!!!!
	Map showing route day 5 - Friday at last all downhill

Comments of the children, entered onto the web site by themselves on the last night with only the last run home to complete.....
*My Opinion of the coast to coast was amazing, funny and spectular. Because the views we saw and the fun we had was brilliant........Dean Cavaliero*
Personally I have thoroughly enjoyed the coast 2 coast bike ride because it has been challenging but enjoyable. It will be a good achievement to complete.......Alex Loughran
I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenges that we have had to try and complete throughout the week, as it has not only been challenging but fun having a good laugh all week especially the legend that is Dean Cavaliero.....Alex Nicholson.
I have really enjoyed coast 2 coast it has been class! We have had a proper laugh especially when me and Alex N stretched Gadza and he was nearly wetting himself with laughter as we were tickling him as well....... Sean Kelly
My opinion of coast to coast is that it has been a great experience and a true challenge as we cycled up a 1903ft hill. It has also been a laugh as well as Dean C has been an absolute clown all week........ Shaun Gadsby
This week has been amazing. We've all become closer as mates which has been essential considering how difficult the task is. I know that i will never forget this experience and there has been laugh after laugh! ... Sean Barlow
The coast to coast challenge has been a very hard week for me but it has been great fun. The highlight of the week for me was when I gave callum the shock of his life when I took a picture off him when he was asleep. The flash woke everyone up but callum nearly leaped out of his bed...... James Pooley
The coast to coast challenge has been a challenge, although i enjoyed every single last bit. the most enjoyable is/was the off road downhill's. i will never forget this week and wish to complete this challenge again in future years...... craig donnelly
This week has been absolutely fantastic. Although it has been very hard work i have really enjoyed this challenge, but the thing that stands out for me the most is the laughs we have had and i know i will remember this experience for the rest of my life..... Jake Turnbull
What a week! This has been an incredible experience in every way and I have surprised myself with both my physical and mental strength. The best part of my week was turning the corner at the top of Hartside to see the cafe there. We have all got on extremely well and had a mint laugh....Callum Harvey


It was not all about riding a bike...... P.S. The accommodation at Consett was fantastic... take a peek

Want to see what the rest of the scholl was up to for Personal Challenge Week ?

Personal Challenge Week 2008

Read more about the background to the C2C at Visit Cumbria or The C2C guide

To submit photographs to be considered for inclusion in this web site please send to billy@billyskipper.co.uk. Comments should also be sent to the same address, Or directed to Mr P Wardle at Cramlington High School.