Burghead divers face highs and lows
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A TRIO of Burghead divers have plunged into training for a fundraising triple lochs challenge.
The Burghead Sub-Aqua Club members hope to raise cash towards a new club dive rib and to boost RNLI funds.
Kenny Munro (50), Matt Buckley (48), and Rob Pozzi (45) will attempt the Three Lakes Challenge – diving the three highest-altitude lakes in Scotland, England and Wales in under 24 hours at the end of July.
The lakes are located at heights of between 2133ft and 3268ft. The challengers will have to lug around their dive kit, which weighs 18kg, for around 25 miles on foot over rough terrain, and drive around 435 miles between lakes.
The starting gun will be fired in Scotland, at Loch Coire an Lochain, in the Cairngorms. The loch sits on the north-west slope of Braeriach, the UK’s third highest mountain, at an altitude of 996m.
From there the trio will make a dash to the Lake District to tackle Red Tarn, at an altitude of 718m, on the western side of Helvellyn.
Their last stop will be Ffynnon Lloer, in North Wales, at an altitude of 650m, in the Carneddau mountain range in Snowdonia.
The men recently completed the Rotary Triple Challenge as part of their training and have been hiking regularly with 14kg packs on their backs.
The club supports the Burghead Jump on Boxing Day every year, providing safety cover in the water.
Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/kenny-munro. Proceeds will be split equally between the RNLI and towards replacing the club's dive boat.
