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-The seaside town of Barmouth, on

-the banks of the Mawddach estuary.

-This is the starting point

-of an annual extreme sport race.

-From here, a select group

-will sail, race and run...

-..to Britain's highest peaks.

-This is the Three Peaks Yacht Race.

-The Aparito Digital team

-is competing this year.

-It includes ultra runner

-Lowri Morgan...

-..and adventurer Elin Haf Davies.

-I've had the opportunity

-to race around the world...

-..but competing in a race that

-starts in Wales is very special.

-I was 30 years old when I started

-doing these challenges.

-I wanted to sail

-across the Atlantic Ocean.

-That was the beginning

-of my adventurous life.

-I feel fortunate

-to be competing in this team.

-The other four girls

-have had incredible success...

-..in the adventures

-they've been a part of so far.

-Lowri Morgan brings a wealth

-of experience to the team.

-She's run across the Arctic...

-..and completed some of the

-world's most extreme ultra races.

-I've wanted to complete

-this iconic race for years.

-It'll be a huge challenge...

-..physically, mentally

-and emotionally.

-I'm a different person to the one

-who raced across the Arctic...

-..four years ago - it was my last

-race that took days to complete.

-I'm a mother now.

-Emotionally,

-it will be a huge challenge...

-..to be away from Gwilym

-for almost a week...

-..but I do feel as if

-I'm a new person in some ways.

-I feel the desire even more

-after a period of rest.

-I really want to go back out now...

-..and start competing again.

-Elin Haf brought the team together.

-The five barely know each other.

-They meet as a team for the

-first time for this iconic race.

-To succeed, they must work together

-in extreme conditions...

-..and support each other

-when mind and body are weak.

-This race will push them

-to their limits.

-Pip Hare is the yacht's captain.

-As an ocean racing sailor, she's

-sailed around the world seven times.

-She's supported by Nikki Curwen,

-an experienced ocean sailor.

-English runner Jo Jackson

-is Lowri's running partner.

-She has completed

-numerous ironman triathlons...

-..and the Des Sables marathon

-in the Sahara.

-Jo and I rowed across

-the Indian Ocean for 78 days.

-You get to know someone

-very well in those circumstances.

-Being part of a team

-is very exciting.

-The five of us will be competitive

-and push as hard as we can.

-We're not out to prove a point

-just because we're a team of women.

-We can prove a point by showing that

-we're five determined team members.

-We want to be competitive

-against all the other teams.

-That's how we should be.

-And make women proud!

-The race was first staged in 1977.

-Two Barmouth doctors,

-Merfyn Jones and Rob Haworth...

-..were inspired by HW Bill Tilman...

-..who had moved to live

-on the banks of the Mawddach.

-Tilman was an adventurer

-until his death.

-He disappeared without trace...

-..during his final adventure

-at the age of 79.

-His spirit lives on in this race.

-His spirit lives on in this race.

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-His idea was to sail somewhere...

-..and then climb a mountain.

-So I sort of picked up on this

-and thought for a summer holiday...

-..I'll go up the west coast because

-the highest mountains in Wales...

-..England and Scotland

-were all on the west coast.

-My partner, Merfyn Jones, who I

-was in practice with in Barmouth...

-..said wouldn't it make

-a great race?

-That's how it started.

-One of the first races to put

-sailing and land sports together.

-We asked Tilman

-what sort of rules should we have?

-He said,

-"I should let them get on with it."

-From Barmouth, the fleet sails

-across Bardsey Sound...

-..around the Llyn Peninsula

-to Caernarfon...

-..where the runners run

-the 24 miles up and down Snowdon.

-The second leg takes in the

-Menai Straits and Morecambe Bay...

-..before reaching Whitehaven.

-40 miles of cycling follows

-and a run up and down Scafell Pike.

-The third leg

-is the most extreme sailing test...

-..through the treacherous water

-of western Scotland...

-..up to Fort William with a final

-run to the summit of Ben Nevis.

-390 miles of sailing,

-72 miles of running...

-..and over 14,000 feet

-of mountain climbing.

-Pwllheli sailor Richard Tudor

-is a previous winner.

-Who better

-to offer a word of advice.

-There are some global races

-you must complete.

-I'm fortunate enough

-to live locally.

-I've experienced

-and enjoyed the race.

-You have Saint Patrick's causeway.

-Do you sail over this?

-Do you sail over this?

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-Down this way.

-Their personalities are different.

-You need to get

-the best out of them.

-It's crucial that the runners

-can perform on land...

-..and when they're back on

-the boat, try and get some rest.

-As runners, they might not

-be comfortable sailing on the sea.

-They might possibly get

-some seasickness.

-There are three sailors.

-It's important to pace yourself

-and sleep at the right time.

-When the pressure is on...

-..they need to be fresh to change

-sails, keep the boat moving...

-..and stay ahead of the field.

-We've already set up the seats

-and the gates for rowing.

-Fingers crossed we won't have

-to use them too often.

-They're there if we need them.

-I'm a novice sailor. I'm far less

-experienced than the other two.

-At least with rowing,

-I know I can do the rowing.

-Quietly, I hope I'll be able

-to contribute to the team that way.

-The five of us get on well.

-We've been in the same situations

-in different sports.

-The mind-set is the same

-and we've clicked straightaway.

-This will be a different journey

-to the ones I've done.

-In the past, if I made a mistake...

-..it was my mistake.

-It's different this time. If I make

-a mistake, I'll be letting you down.

-It's a different ball game now.

-Which is my biggest fear

-for the whole team thing.

-It's a big challenge.

-It's a big challenge.

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-These girls, I know...

-..they're very competitive.

-I wish them the very best.

-I really hope they'll finish first!

-17 boats are entered

-in this year's competition...

-..and one has

-a world-renowned sailor on board.

-Dee Caffari has sailed

-around the world five times.

-She's used to sailing some of

-the world most tempestuous waters.

-Her boat, Sail 4 Cancer,

-is one of the favourites.

-It's been on my bucket list...

-..for a while now.

-To have the opportunity

-to take part, I'm super-excited.

-It's an area

-I've never sailed in before.

-It's a technical area to sail in.

-I'm on a boat I haven't sailed

-before but it has a good pedigree.

-I've got to pull it all together.

-There's a target on the back of my

-head and everyone's out to get me!

-Another favourite

-is the wily old fox Geoff West.

-This year, he has a light boat

-and the fastest runners in the race.

-We've always known

-it's a great race.

-Lots of scenery,

-lots of navigational challenges...

-..with gaps

-you have to try and get through.

-There's no other race

-that sets those challenges.

-The competition is fierce

-and the girls face a huge challenge.

-We are out to prove a point.

-We're the only all-female crew.

-If that means we win or not,

-I'm not sure.

-As long as we push ourselves

-to our limits to do the best we can.

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-Saturday afternoon in Barmouth.

-The journey to Scotland begins.

-Three peaks will be scaled

-along the way.

-The runners

-will have their chance later.

-The Aparito Digital sailors

-are ready for their challenge first.

-The race is about to begin.

-The adrenaline's coursing

-through the veins.

-I think this will be

-an unforgettable journey.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Feeling a bit nervous.

-There's very little wind.

-We're not sure which side

-of the line to start.

-I think there's

-more of a breeze that side...

-..but we're not sure.

-I hope we're heading

-for the correct side of the line.

-We'll see.

-The procession to the starting line

-is relaxed, almost pedestrian.

-Conditions are very calm.

-Unlike normal sailing races,

-when there's no wind, you can row.

-Elbow grease will be needed

-right from the start.

-According to the weather forecast,

-calm conditions are expected...

-..for the next few days.

-Early on,

-the boats battle for clear water...

-..searching for a breeze

-in the race to reach Caernarfon.

-This is Dee Caffari's

-first attempt to win this race.

-The complexity of this race

-is a new experience for her.

-Are we going remotely

-in the right direction?

-We looked around

-and it's still not in my psyche...

-..that you can row because it's an

-alien thing to do in a yacht race.

-I looked and everyone

-had their oars deployed.

-"We should have oars out here -

-everyone else has.

-"Quick, get the oars."

-Keeping the boat moving

-is the aim by rowing.

-Some are prepared

-for calm conditions.

-On board Aparito, Pip Hare

-is an expert rower in light winds.

-We've just reached

-a speed of three knots...

-..for the first time on the boat.

-The wind's picking up

-and we're happy we took this line.

-With the wind in their sails, the

-girls are placed second early on.

-We're sitting this side of the boat

-because they told us!

-It's something to do with weight.

-I have no idea why but I'll soon

-learn how things work on this boat.

-I'm sure at the end

-of this journey...

-..hopefully, Jo and I

-can call ourselves sailors.

-Of sorts, anyway.

-It's great sitting here watching

-the other three do the hard work...

-..while we enjoy

-the wonderful views.

-The first test is Bardsey Sound,

-a legendary stretch of water...

-..linking the mainland

-to the island of saints.

-The current is challenging

-and dangerous.

-Today, the sound has refused

-to bear its teeth...

-..but the tide has changed and the

-boats must sail close to the rocks.

-Leading the fleet is a boat

-from Southampton University...

-..following the correct course.

-In second place,

-Caffari has realised...

-..that experience is priceless

-in this race.

-While we were happily

-sailing along quite fast...

-..we realised that everyone else

-had gone inside...

-..and had whipped around on the tide

-that was now against us.

-We sat there going, "Ah, that's what

-you do at this headland."

-We sat there for quite a long time.

-That was my catastrophic mistake

-in that first leg.

-We should be right in

-along that shoreline.

-At a standstill, Dee's crew

-watch boat after boat sailing by.

-The Aparito girls

-benefit from her mistake...

-..even though they sailed

-too far from the mainland...

-..before re-joining the fleet.

-Elin and Nikki work hard

-to catch the slightest of breezes.

-Pip's vast experience

-is tested early...

-..as the team battle

-to keep the boat moving.

-Very tricky racing but at least

-we've got the spinnaker up now.

-With the night closing in, the fleet

-sails past the north Llyn coast...

-..towards the next challenge...

-..crossing the bar

-into Caernarfon...

-..before a footrace

-to the summit of Snowdon.

-The next few hours is an opportunity

-for the runners to rest...

-..and the sailors

-to eat and recuperate.

-Salmon and dill.

-It doesn't look tasty...

-..but it'll taste OK

-as soon as we add some water.

-In a race like this,

-concentration is crucial.

-There's no time to relax

-and in calm conditions...

-..alert minds are needed

-for hours on end.

-Since you came up with a new word,

-hwylwraig (female sailor)...

-Hwylwragedd (female sailors).

-I've wanted to compete with Elin

-for many years.

-We've discussed this for a long time

-Finally, an opportunity to compete

-together which is quite exciting.

-Yes, yes, yes.

-Conditions are calm so you won't

-start your ascent until later.

-In a couple of hours' time...

-..you'll hand the baton over

-to Jo and myself.

-I'm looking forward

-to a few hours in bed!

-Nice. Fair play, you've worked hard.

-I've watched you from the bed.

-You're doing so well!

-At 1.00am,

-Aparito reaches the Menai estuary.

-The crew must steer

-over Caernarfon bar...

-..through a narrow channel

-in the darkness.

-The slightest mistake

-and the race is over.

-I need to concentrate now.

-We're sailing over Caernarfon Bar

-at eight knots in the darkness.

-I need to concentrate.

-Two boats ahead of them

-and others hot on their heels.

-They must find the quay

-in Caernarfon.

-These are crucial seconds

-as the runners prepare.

-All the waiting is almost over.

-Soon, we'll leave the boat

-and start running.

-I'm not going to say

-I'm confident...

-..even though I've lived

-in Snowdonia in the past.

-I know the mountains well but

-when you're tired and it's dark...

-..when you haven't eaten properly,

-mistakes can happen.

-When you're over-confident,

-mistakes can happen.

-The Southampton University crew

-are the first to arrive.

-Young, fit men

-who are part of a strong unit.

-The second boat is Pure Attitude.

-Once again, young, fast runners.

-Race rules state...

-..that safety equipment

-must be worn for the climb.

-Snowdon at night

-is a dangerous place.

-Definitely better than we expected.

-Never thought we'd be doing

-anything this intense.

-Aparito will be third if they can

-land Jo and Lowri safely.

-I know Caernarfon well because

-I lived here for five years.

-I've never seen it

-from this side before.

-The first challenge

-is reaching the pontoon.

-It's a difficult process.

-After all the preparation

-and training...

-..Jo and Lowri have the chance

-to prove they have bonded as a team.

-They face a 24-mile run

-up Snowdon and back to the quay.

-We know our time - we know how

-long we want to spend on the road...

-..on the mountain and on the return.

-The other runners

-start their journey too.

-The girls are ahead

-of Dee Caffari and Geoff West...

-..after the first stage...

-..but Geoff's runners will put

-Lowri and Jo under pressure.

-Running is a psychological sport.

-When I get into my zone,

-I forget about everything.

-It's like tunnel vision.

-I don't see or hear anything.

-I concentrate on the beat of my

-heart, the rhythm of my legs...

-..and the thoughts in my head.

-Snowdon Ranger is the path of choice

-to the summit.

-It's steep and dark

-with mist on the higher slopes.

-The race is hotting up.

-When I'm racing,

-I become very insular.

-I'm a different character.

-When I run, I'm in a white vacuum.

-Having to think about someone else

-is a new experience for me.

-It's quickly apparent that Lowri's

-rhythm is different to Jo's.

-They're not running together

-as they head towards the summit.

-The White Rose runners

-gain ground every step of the way.

-In second place and increasing

-the gap to third are Pure Attitude.

-The first lights to reach the summit

-belong to Southampton University.

-A slow, steady ascent, the

-easiest one we've done up Snowdon.

-I'm looking forward to the downhill.

-Hot on their heels

-are the White Rose boys.

-They're safely in second place.

-Lowri reaches the summit on her own

-in third place, but where's Jo?

-This is a team race

-and both must work together.

-I've reached the summit.

-Jo should be here soon.

-Hi, guys. You alright?

-These are Pure Attitude.

-There's still no sign of Jo.

-Sending.

-I'm fine,

-I feel quite strong to be honest.

-Jo has a bad back

-and her legs are hurting.

-I've offered to carry her backpack.

-It's close. I can see

-that another team have passed Jo.

-I'm eager to get back down quickly.

-One team has already passed us.

-Well done, mate. Do you want to get

-the tracker out of my backpack?

-You alright, Jo?

-Ready?

-Finally,

-but Jo is in pain and suffering.

-Lowri will have to help her

-back to Caernarfon.

-That means losing time.

-Dee Caffari's runners

-pay the price...

-..for the early mistakes

-in Bardsey Sound.

-By the time they start their

-12-mile return to Caernarfon...

-..sunlight begins to break

-through the darkness...

-..to warm up the mountain.

-The race to the summit of the first

-mountain has been challenging...

-..but there are two more mountains

-to tackle in this extreme race.

-Aparito have started well

-despite early indications...

-..that the runners

-aren't of equal ability.

-They'll have to work hard

-to stay in the race.

-Join us next week as the teams

-sail across calm waters...

-..storms and snow

-all the way to Ben Nevis.

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