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| Alarm front man sings on Snowdon | Alarm front man sings on Snowdon |
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| Welsh rocker Mike Peters, front man of The Alarm, has performed a gig half way up Snowdon, watched by around 100 walkers accompanying him on the trek. | Welsh rocker Mike Peters, front man of The Alarm, has performed a gig half way up Snowdon, watched by around 100 walkers accompanying him on the trek. |
| Peters, who has twice been diagnosed with cancer, had planned to sing for his fans at the mountain summit. | Peters, who has twice been diagnosed with cancer, had planned to sing for his fans at the mountain summit. |
| But the misty weather forced him to change his plans. The 48-year-old continued his ascent but planned to perform only one song at the top. | |
| It is part of Peters' Snowdon Rocks hospital fundraising campaign. | It is part of Peters' Snowdon Rocks hospital fundraising campaign. |
| Joining him in the walk up Wales' highest mountain on Saturday were medical staff from Glan Clwyd hospital in Bodelwyddan and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, which have both treated his illness, and a group of Welsh Guardsmen. | |
| It is the latest in a charity series of high-altitude concerts around the world by the keen walker from Dyserth in Denbighshire. | It is the latest in a charity series of high-altitude concerts around the world by the keen walker from Dyserth in Denbighshire. |
| He is an inspiration Elfed Roberts of North West Wales NHS Hospital Trust, | He is an inspiration Elfed Roberts of North West Wales NHS Hospital Trust, |
| In the party was Derek Weir, who suffered the same form of cancer as The Alarm founder and was treated alongside him. | In the party was Derek Weir, who suffered the same form of cancer as The Alarm founder and was treated alongside him. |
| Mr Weir said:"The attitude Mike has shown towards the illness and the hard treatment has been terrific. | Mr Weir said:"The attitude Mike has shown towards the illness and the hard treatment has been terrific. |
| "He's been an inspiration to all of us and I just had to go with him on the walk. | "He's been an inspiration to all of us and I just had to go with him on the walk. |
| Elfed Roberts, chairman of North West Wales NHS Hospital Trust, said the star's actions were invaluable to the work of the cancer unit in Ysbyty Gwynedd. | Elfed Roberts, chairman of North West Wales NHS Hospital Trust, said the star's actions were invaluable to the work of the cancer unit in Ysbyty Gwynedd. |
| "It's not just the money he will raise, but this walk will raise awareness of what can be done to treat cancer sufferers. | "It's not just the money he will raise, but this walk will raise awareness of what can be done to treat cancer sufferers. |
| "He is an inspiration." | "He is an inspiration." |
| The singer (guitar, centre) played at the Empire State Building in April | |
| In April, Peters walked to the top inside New York's Empire State 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. |
| Before setting off up Snowdon, Peters said the prospect of wind and rain would not deter him, especially after his experience of climbing the 1,576 steps of the Empire State Building in a gale. | Before setting off up Snowdon, Peters said the prospect of wind and rain would not deter him, especially after his experience of climbing the 1,576 steps of the Empire State Building in a gale. |
| Peters, who became a father for the second time in January, said: "The storm was raging and it made it more symbolic of the fight {against cancer]. | Peters, who became a father for the second time in January, 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 |
| In Wales he had to play his gig at the Halfway Station Cafe, a set which was to include numbers such as Rain in the summertime and Where were you hiding when the storm broke? | In Wales he had to play his gig at the Halfway Station Cafe, a set which was to 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 he staged a concert at Rhyl Town Hall in aid of the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre at Glan Clwyd hospital, and later on Saturday, he fronts another at Galeri Caernarfon, for the Alaw Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. | On Friday he staged a concert at Rhyl Town Hall in aid of the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre at Glan Clwyd hospital, and later on Saturday, he fronts another at Galeri Caernarfon, for the Alaw Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. |