The Lake District Walker
Guided Walks in the English Lake District



The 3 County Peaks

The 3 County Peaks
Tuesday 8th May 2012

£60.00


Difficulty: Hard
  3 days of walking with exposure at times
Distance: Up to 16km / 10 miles per day
Ascent: Up to 1190m / 4000ft per day
Time: 3 Days
Start Time: 10am
Maximum Group Size: 10
Minimum Group Size: 1


"This is the summit of England, and it is fitting that it should be sturdy and rugged and strong."
A.W Wainwright

A three day challenge based in the English Lake District.

Previous to 1974 and the formation of Cumbria the Lake District covered land in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire.

Over the three days we will climb the highest points in each of these old counties:

  1. The Old Man Of Coniston - Pre 1974 the highest point in Lancashire
  2. Helvellyn - The highest point in Westmorland (and the 3rd highest point in England)
  3. Scafell Pike - The highest point in Cumberland, and the highest in England.

Up until 2000 all four peaks were included in a 24 hour challenge event, starting and finishing in Keswick, taking in 45 miles of Lakeland walking (or running) and over 3,800m of ascent.

Summits included on this event:
   
Dow Crag (Optional)
778 metres/2552 feet
Coniston Old Man
803 metres/2635 feet
Brim Fell
796 metres/2612 feet
Swirl How
802 metres/2631 feet
Weterlam (Optional)
762 metres/2500 feet
Birkhouse Moor
718 metres/2356 feet
Helvellyn
950 metres/3117 feet
Catstycam
890 metres/2920 feet
Lingmell (Optional)
800 metres/2625 feet
Scafell Pike
978 metres/3209 feet
Great End (Optional)
910 metres/2986 feet

Day 1:
The Old Man Of Coniston
One of the most famous and popular mountains in the Lake District, another popular connection is the link between the Old Man and Arthur Ransome's Swallows And Amazons books, where the Coniston Old Man was known by the children as Kanchenjunga.

Day 2:
Scafell Pike
 Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England and by far our most popular route. We probably climb Scafell Pike more than almost anyone else (John climbed it 72 times in 2008 and more in 2009) so why not take advantage of this experience and let us take you up the pick of the routes.

Day 3:
 Helvellyn
One of the most spectacular mountaineering routes in England, the Striding Edge ridge is rightly extremly popular and famous.

In all but the best weather conditions the ridge can be daunting to the inexperienced and should not be underestimated!

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required.

Want this event on another day?
Why not make a private booking?
 

We can take a private booking for this or any other event on any other day of the year.

For further information please click here

 


Where to Meet: Various Locations
Time: 10am
Postcode: Various locations
Directions: Meet points and directions can be downloaded upon booking, each participant is responsible for getting themselves to the start points of the walks.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking


View past 3 County Peaks events in our blog here


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