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Home :: Events :: The 3 Peaks Challenge :: Saturday 16th July 2011 - The 3 Peaks Challenge

The 3 Peaks Challenge

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Saturday 16th July 2011 - The 3 Peaks Challenge

Difficulty		Hard
Distance		-
Time (Approx.)		24 Hours
Start / Finish point(s)		Various pick ups
Postcode of start point		N/A
Start Time		5pm
Price		£250 per person. £75 Depost due upon booking, remainder due 30 days before event

To Book		See bottom of page

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.

Included in the price:

Transport throughout the event.
All food during the challenge.
A qualified guide on each leg with a ratio of 1:8 maximum.
A driver throughout the challenge.
A CD of pictures within one week of the walk.

Want this event on another date?

Why not make a private booking?

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

For more information please click here.

Equipment:

A printed map and route card for the days walk is provided for each client so that they can follow the days progress.

The Lake District Walker is able to provide limited equipment for use by clients, this includes waterproof clothing and warm clothing.

Equipment currently available is listed here

Each client is expected to bring suitable personal equipment, this should include the following:

Summer Walks:

Walking shoes / Boots
Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
Warm tops
Packed lunch
Spare clothing
Water
Torch

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