The Mahdi Times June 2014 | Page 40

having to use hands and feet, almost Spiderman style. When I reached the car park, only the first two Ansar who had fallen back right at the beginning of the walk, remained there, whilst the other two, due to extreme fatigue had headed home. There were many lessons learnt that day, not least of which was how much commitment my companions had shown; this made me proud to be with them all and also showed that they were very resilient characters. It also showed that no matter how much preparation you do for such events, you can never quite do enough. The descent from Ingleborough and subsequent 5 mile trek back to the Peny-ghent car park was done in almost complete darkness with me stumbling about in the dark with no torch but my mobile phone homescreen to light the way...and with a bit of help from Allah swt, I managed to finally make it back to the car park at around 1am. It also showed that people shine and bloom at different times and we must be patient with each other as Ansar Allah. It also showed that we are much more capable of what we assume about ourselves. In total the Ansar Allah who completed the journey traversed around 18 miles over hills, roads and countryside.