Three Peaks Challenge: 5-7 June.

I've now had all the confirmations for participants (total of 10 walkers), along with general agreement, I believe, on the points below.

Main objective: complete the three mountain climbs and descents in under 24 hours. Doing so as a team ... so that all ten get back home safely.

Schedule:

leave in evening of Friday 5th June (7.30pm and hope that we're after the worst of the rush hour)

stay overnight in cheap accommodation as close to Snowdon as we can get

do Snowdon on Saturday morning, starting before 9am.

do Sca Fell on Saturday evening, hopefully getting down before it's dark

do Ben Nevis very early on Sunday morning, and finishing less than 24 hours after starting Snowdon.

Cars: I can provide a people carrier that is good for driver + 5 comfortably. If you know how we can get another, please let me know.

Drivers: we have a few ideas on who might like to join our team. If you know anyone who we may want to "interview" for the role, then again, let me know.

Preparation: because this is a team event, everyone must be well prepared, both in terms of training and kit. I'll send out a note on both these topics shortly, but if you've any doubts about your ability to complete the challenge in the 24 hour target, it's better to withdraw now than to find yourself in trouble at the top of Sca Fell late on the Saturday night. (Lecture over!) Having said that, I am confident that everyone in our team is capable of the challenge.

Further information: there's a good website with more information on the challenge at http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/richieev/tp/

That's all for now.

Best wishes

Graham

Three Peaks Challenge

I have spoken to each of you from time to time about doing the Three Peaks Challenge this year (and if I haven't, I just imagined it).

Date is the weekend of 6/7 June. I have a team of 5 including me from Steventon (Hants) who are planning to do this.

So that I can plan the campaign properly, can you let me know if you are up for this challenge. If I hear nothing, I'll assume you're not.

Outline of plan for the weekend would be something like:

• leave home very early Saturday morning, aiming to get to foot of Ben Nevis for a 5pm start.
• spend 5 hours getting up and down Ben Nevis, then start journey south
• try to get some rest overnight (probably in car) whilst travelling to Sca Fell
• start Sca Fell climb at about 6am, aiming to be up and down by 10.30am.
• drive to Snowdon for a 1.30pm start; then up and down by 4.30pm (hence 30 minutes within the 24 hour target)
• then drive back down south, and home late on Sunday evening

Points for discussion are:

• would it be better to leave home on Friday for a more leisurely drive up to Ben Nevis?
• would it be better to do the event on the Friday evening through to Saturday evening, leaving Sunday at home for recovery?

Please let me know if you are planning to take part in this challenge? Thanks.

Graham