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| Alarm singer plays Snowdon summit | Alarm singer plays Snowdon summit |
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| The front man of Welsh rock band The Alarm will perform an acoustic session Snowdon's summit on Saturday in front of more than 100 loyal fans. | The front man of Welsh rock band The Alarm will perform an acoustic session Snowdon's summit on Saturday in front of more than 100 loyal fans. |
| It is the latest fund-raising event for two hospitals which have been treating the 48-year-old singer for cancer. | It is the latest fund-raising event for two hospitals which have been treating the 48-year-old singer for cancer. |
| Medical staff who have treated him and members of the Welsh Guards are to accompany Peters to the mountain top. | Medical staff who have treated him and members of the Welsh Guards are to accompany Peters to the mountain top. |
| In April the singer climbed to the top of New York's Empire State Building in a storm and played there. | |
| He said forecasts of thundery showers on Saturday will not stop him taking to the hills to promote his cancer fight. | He said forecasts of thundery showers on Saturday will not stop him taking to the hills to promote his cancer fight. |
| The rock star has continued his Snowdon Rocks campaign on both sides of the Atlantic despite being dogged by bad weather. | The rock star has continued his Snowdon Rocks campaign on both sides of the Atlantic despite being dogged by bad weather. |
| You would feel the building move a little bit when you got higher up Mike Peters | You would feel the building move a little bit when you got higher up Mike Peters |
| Peters, who founded The Alarm in Rhyl in 1981, is fundraising for Ysbyty Bangor in Gwynedd and Glan Clwyd hospital which have both given him treatment for leukaemia, by holding a series of high-altitude concerts around the world. | Peters, who founded The Alarm in Rhyl in 1981, is fundraising for Ysbyty Bangor in Gwynedd and Glan Clwyd hospital which have both given him treatment for leukaemia, by holding a series of high-altitude concerts around the world. |
| On 16 April he carried his guitar to the top of New York's tallest building and played despite the city enduring one of its worst storms in decades. | On 16 April he carried his guitar to the top of New York's tallest building and played despite the city enduring one of its worst storms in decades. |
| He is also on the billing for a concert in October at the base camp of Mount Everest and a finale concert in Kathmandu, Nepal. | He is also on the billing for a concert in October at the base camp of Mount Everest and a finale concert in Kathmandu, Nepal. |
| A keen mountain walker, Peters, from Dyserth, Denbighshire, will be accompanied on his Snowdon trek on Saturday by some of the medical staff who helped him beat cancer for a second time, as well as a group of Welsh Guards. | A keen mountain walker, Peters, from Dyserth, Denbighshire, will be accompanied on his Snowdon trek on Saturday by some of the medical staff who helped him beat cancer for a second time, as well as a group of Welsh Guards. |
| Mike Peters (guitar, centre) played at the Empire State Building | Mike Peters (guitar, centre) played at the Empire State Building |
| The prospect of wind and rain would not deter him, Peters said, especially after his experience of climbing the 1,576 steps of the Empire State Building in a gale. | The prospect of wind and rain would not deter him, Peters said, especially after his experience of climbing the 1,576 steps of the Empire State Building in a gale. |
| He said: "The storm was raging and it made it more symbolic of the fight {against cancer]. | He said: "The storm was raging and it made it more symbolic of the fight {against cancer]. |
| "You would feel the building move a little bit when you got higher up. They were going to close the observation deck, where we were playing. | "You would feel the building move a little bit when you got higher up. They were going to close the observation deck, where we were playing. |
| Blood cells | Blood cells |
| "It was bit touch-and-go whether they were going to allow us to do the climb." | "It was bit touch-and-go whether they were going to allow us to do the climb." |
| He plans to give an impromptu concert at the halfway point and says his play list may include numbers such as Rain in the summertime and Where were you hiding when the storm broke? | He plans to give an impromptu concert at the halfway point and says his play list may include numbers such as Rain in the summertime and Where were you hiding when the storm broke? |
| Peters first beat leukaemia 12 years ago. Then in 2005, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CCL), a cancer of white blood cells and is still undergoing drug therapy despite being in remission. | Peters first beat leukaemia 12 years ago. Then in 2005, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CCL), a cancer of white blood cells and is still undergoing drug therapy despite being in remission. |
| On Friday night he held a concert at Rhyl Town Hall in aid of the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. | On Friday night he held a concert at Rhyl Town Hall in aid of the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. |
| On Saturday, after his Snowdon session, he fronts another at Galeri Caernarfon, for the Alaw Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. | On Saturday, after his Snowdon session, he fronts another at Galeri Caernarfon, for the Alaw Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. |