The Lake District Walker
Guided Walks in the English Lake District


The 3 Peaks Challenge

The 3 Peaks Challenge
Saturday 16th June 2012

£400.00


Difficulty: Hard
  3 testing ascents within 24 hours
Distance: 38km / 24 miles
Ascent: 3300m / 10000ft
Time: 24 hours
Start Time: 5pm
Maximum Group Size: 10
Minimum Group Size: 1


"Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach."
John Muir

A 24 hour challenge to climb the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales, these being:

  • Ben Nevis (Scotland) 1344m / 4408ft
  • Scafell Pike (England) 978m / 3210ft
  • Mount Snowdon (Wales) 1085m / 3560ft
See also out National 3 Peaks in 3 Days page for a slightly more relaxed version of this event.

The challenge is to climb all 3 peaks in 24 hours, including the travel time between walks.

We begin our attempt in Scotland, meeting at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon, departing for the first leg of the challenge, Ben Nevis, at 5pm. Climbing from Glen Nevis to the summit of Ben Nevis, we will be aiming to be up and down Ben Nevis in around 5 hours.

Hot food and drinks will be ready for us as we arrive back at the mini bus where we will then depart for our journey to The Lake District.

In the early hours of Sunday morning we will depart from Wasdale to climb Scafell Pike, with hopefully a view of the sun rising as we set out we will aim to climb and descend Scafell Pike within 5 hours, returning again for hot food and drinks at Wasdale before departing for the trip to Snowdonia.

Arriving shortly after midday we will depart from the mini bus at Pen Y Pass climbing one of the easier routes up Mount Snowdon aiming to return to the mini bus by 5pm to complete The Three Peaks Challenge and celebrate.

After the challenge we will be able to drop clients off at several locations, including accommodation in Llanberis, Manchester airport and railway stations en route back to the Lakes.

Summits included on this route:
   
Ben Nevis
1344 metres/4435 feet
Scafell Pike
978 metres/3209 feet
Snowdon
1085 metres/3560 feet



Joss Naylor & Frank Davies - 1971: 11 hours 54 minutes
The fastest time on record for the National 3 Peaks Challenge was reccorded bu the legendary Joss Naylor & Frank Davies in 1971 clocking an amazing time of 11 hours and 54 minutes. This was completed using a Ford Capri rally car before the national speed limit was introduced.

Included in the price:

Transport throughout the event.
All food during the challenge.
A qualified guide on each leg.
A driver throughout the challenge.
A CD of pictures within one week of the walk.

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

Want this walk 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.

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Where to Meet: Various Pick Up's
Time: 5pm start
Pick-up's from 9am
Postcode: Various
Directions: Various including:

Cockermouth
Keswick
Penrith
Carlisle
Glasgow Airport
Fort William
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking


To book this event please purchase below, a deposit can be made up to one month prior to the event.
If less than one month to your event then full payment is required.
If you choose to pay by deposit The Lake District Walker Limited will send a link for the full balance due 30 days prior to your event via e-mail.

Feel free to ring or email if you have any further questions regarding this event.

View past National 3 Peak Challenge events in our blog here


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