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3 Extreme Endurance Challenges Raise £160,000

October 14, 2026 by admin in 10nTaff / 5 in 55 Mountain Challenge / Ben Nevis / BikeBoatBoot Challenge / Catch 22 Peaks / Pen y Fan / Ty Hafan

Since 2018, our group of dads and uncles whose families have been supported by Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice, have taken on 3 extreme and unique endurance challenges. The challenges have involved hiking up some of the UK’s highest mountains, off-road cycling across trackless wild country, and kayaking windswept lakes. And, with the help of some [...]

Sugar Loaf Mountain Walk

September 28, 2026 by admin in Catch 22 Peaks / Ty Hafan

After such a prolonged period of lovely weather, it was disappointing to turn up at the Bus Stop car park in Abergavenny with rain starting to fall. Three of the Tŷ Hafan Dads taking on the Catch22Peaks challenge in 2027 had joined walkers taking on the 2027 Tŷ Hafan Machu Piccu trek. The 9.7-mile trek [...]

Catch22Peaks Challenge on BBC and ITV

September 2, 2026 by admin in Catch 22 Peaks / Ty Hafan

Since Tŷ Hafan announced that another extreme challenge for the Dads and Uncles was happening in July 2027, news stories have appeared in the media across South Wales. Dan, James and Paul with Chris from BBC Radio Wales And then, thanks to Tŷ Hafan's Sarah Roberts, the team was invited to appear on the BBC [...]

Length of Wales Triathlon for City Fan Anthony

May 27, 2024 by admin in BikeBoatBoot Challenge / Ty Hafan

Four members of the BikeBoatBoot team, Paul, Anthony, James and Matt, were invited to see Cardiff City play Sunderland at the Cardiff City Stadium. Despite the result, it was a great day and we wish to thank Cardiff City for inviting us. At half-time, Anthony Boggis was interviewed and talked about the challenge and his […]

Additional Support from the Freemason’s Lodge of St Martin in Caerphilly

May 8, 2024 by admin in BikeBoatBoot Challenge / Sponsorship / Ty Hafan

When the Freemason’s Lodge of St Martin in Caerphilly staged their fundraising Spring Ball for 2024, the Worshipful Master for 2023-24, Lloyd Davies, selected Paul Fears taking on the #BikeBoatBoot challenge for Tŷ Hafan as one of two charities for fundraising on the night. The Lodge of St Martin in Caerphilly is a member of […]

James Meacham Speaks at the Tŷ Hafan Gala Dinner

April 24, 2024 by admin in BikeBoatBoot Challenge / Sponsorship / Ty Hafan

James Meacham is one of the Dads taking on the 2024 BikeBoatBoot challenge. After completing the 10nTaff challenge in 2022, James jumped at the opportunity to join the other Dads on their latest challenge to cycle, hike and kayak the length of Wales in just 4-days. All to raise awareness of and support for the […]

Four Men Walk Waterfalls

March 3, 2024 by admin in BikeBoatBoot Challenge / Ty Hafan

Four members of the BikeBoatBoot challenge spent the morning of Saturday 2nd March 2024 walking a circular route in Waterfall Country north of Pontneddfechan in South Wales. Laurence, Lee, Anthony and I (Paul) completed the 9.3-mile trek in just under 4 hours. On the walk we saw incredible waterfalls including Sgwd yr Eira, Sgwd Clun-Gwyn, […]

Mason’s Lodge of St Martin in Caerphilly Sponsors #BikeBoatBoot

October 25, 2023 by admin in BikeBoatBoot Challenge / Sponsorship

The Freemason’s Lodge of St Martin in Caerphilly has staged a fundraising dinner dance which raised £260 for the #BikeBoatBoot challenge for Tŷ Hafan. The Lodge of St Martin in Caerphilly is a member of the Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales. As with other Masonic Lodges, there is a focus on helping and supporting […]

The Completion of the #10nTaff

October 11, 2023 by admin in 10nTaff / Pen y Fan / Ty Hafan

Paul Fears, one of the Dads taking part in the 2022 10nTaff for Tŷ Hafan, tells the story of the 3-day crazy challenge. The idea of the 10nTaff challenge originated sat outside a pub in 2019. As Dads of children who have been cared for by Tŷ Hafan, Brad, Chris and I all needed a […]

5 Mountains in 55 Hours – The Story

July 1, 2020 by admin in 5 in 55 Mountain Challenge / Ben Nevis / Ty Hafan / Uncategorized

In 2018, a group of Dads, Uncles, Sponsors and Staff from Tŷ Hafan took on the 5in55 challenge, climbing five mountains in fifty-five hours. However, these were not just any old mountains. They were a combination of the National and Welsh 3 Peak challenges that included the highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis; the […]

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