Day 5 - An inspiring stretch


Today's walk would be the start of the second most challenging segment of our 112 mile journey. Our trek would start us just on the outskirts of Welshpool and we would arrive in at a beautiful manor house along side the pathway in Mellington.
The hardest part of today's Trek was ultimately the start of the journey. Facing yet another vertical climb up the steep hillsides, we clampered up the slope and proceeded to make our way along the brows of the following hills, rolling up and down the trail, determined to make a great distances and reduce the challenge of tomorrow's final stretch.


We were all thankful for the prior day's walk as it allowed us to ease in the new recruits and help rest our sore feet. With the shallow rises and falls of the following hills and the light wading through the fields, the only real excitement we seemed to find was on our great assent upward and having to save a sheep from a fence

However that being said, we still kept our spirits high, never loosing sight of what mattered. Our goals and objectives to help those young men in need was all that mattered to us and we were determined to make it all worthwhile. Especially as this cause is near and dear to our hearts. 

Today we were yet again joined by a new trekker and a dear friend Rob Picken, who very recently lost his son to suicide. His presence distilled a deep passion inside us all and united us together in this incredible effort to help reduce and bring and end to such tragedy. Forged in our solidarity and in the memory of those lost we marched on and made it to our end.

I know we have said this allot and to some we might sound like a broken record, but from the bottom of our hearts we really do appreciate the love and support you guys show us on our endeavours. This cause means so much to so many and with your help and support we know we can truly make a difference against this ongoing epidemic. £12,630 pounds raised so far. We know you guys will smash this goal.

Till tomorrow - The Mindstep trekkers 

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