A great weekend completing the National 3 Peaks Challenge, we just missed out on the 24 hour mark, but the weather was against us over the course of the weekend.
We set off fro the Ben Nevis Inn at 5pm on Saturday, climbing the tourist path to the summit of Ben Nevis in 3 hours, there was still some snow on top, although far less than on the same weekend last weekend!
We descended Ben Nevis in good time, dropping down to the Glen Nevis Youth Hostel to start the drive down to Wasdale.
We made good time on Scafell Pike and were back in the minibus in 3.30, making up for some for the time lost overnight in bad weather.
We arrived at Pen-Y-Pass with 3.30 remaining of the 24 hours, possible, but tough. The weather was against s though and we were often ankle deep in water the footpaths and it wasn't possible to rush.
Oh well, everyone did really well on the challenge and 24.30 is a respectable time, very good given the weather we had to contend with.
