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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 [...]

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 […]

#10nTaff Postponed Until 2022

March 27, 2020 by admin in 10nTaff / Ty Hafan

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the postponement of the #10nTaff hiking and cycling challenge for Tŷ Hafan. The postponement became inevitable as the severity of the coronavirus crisis became apparent. Originally rescheduled for 2021, it became quickly apparent that restrictions and infection rates would still impinge on the event. Instead, the […]

Coronavirus Fear for Young People with Life-Limiting Illnesses

March 15, 2020 by admin in 10nTaff

Since the first case of coronavirus virus was reported in Wales, families of children and young people with life-limiting illnesses have been on red alert. This includes many of the team of Dads, Uncles and Brothers taking on the 10nTaff challenge for Tŷ Hafan. Indeed, the #10nTaff challenge has been postponed by a year because […]

Briton Ferry Pontrhydyfen Training Walk

January 20, 2020 by admin in 10nTaff

11.2 miles, climbing 1,558 feet in 3 hours and 40 minutes. Another massive training walk for the #10nTaff for Ty Hafan by Andrew, Chris and Laurence. They started in Briton Ferry up to Efail-fach and onto Pontrhydyfen before returning back to the start. The day started off freezing with icy paths and slowly thawed into […]

Serious Training Starts for the 10nTaff

January 6, 2020 by admin in 10nTaff / Margam Park / Mountains / Pen y Fan / Ty Hafan

2020 has started with a bang for the #10nTaff team. Everyone in the team recognises that to successfully climb 10 of the highest mountains in Wales and then cycle from Brecon to Cardiff, all within 55 hours, we need to train hard. However, the pain we experience is nothing compared with what some children and […]

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