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Fancy Peaking Three Times in 24 Hours? |
What is the Three Peaks Challenge? This challenge is to consecutively climb, and travel between, the highest mountains
of Scotland, England, and Wales. These are Ben Nevis (1344m), Scafell Pike
(978m) and Snowdon (1085m). Most people aim to complete this within a 24 hour period,
although many underestimate the true scale of this challenge, and finish
outside of this time. VISIT WEBSITE How long is the Challenge? The challenge involves some 450 miles of driving, and around 26 miles of walking/climbing. It also includes around 10,000' of ascent and descent (3300m) and most people will spend around 11 hours driving between the peaks, and 13 hours or so walking in the mountains. How hard is the Challenge? On attempting this Challenge, you should expect to meet some extremes of British mountain weather, both hot and cold - wet and dry, you should be prepared for lack of sleep, uncomfortable travelling conditions, and the usual British traffic delays. If you are an experienced and fit walker, then the success of your challenge may depend upon a certain amount of luck with weather and road conditions. Any questions? Get answers and information on the Open Challenge Series 2009 Forum Who takes part in your Challenges? We usually have participants from large corporate organisations, charities, works sports and social clubs, walking and fitness clubs, rotary clubs and general groups of friends or workmates. If you can get a team together - you are welcome to enter a team and take part..! |
Open Challenge Series : Event 1 Spring Stroller Sat 9th - Sun 10th May 2009 Teams of 4-6 walkers plus 2 drivers Starting with Registration in Fort William Friday evening or Saturday morning, followed by a pre-event safety briefing. Staggered start times from early afternoon, kit check, then the clock starts at Glen Nevis and does not end until you finish at Llanberis. Medals and certificates will be awarded to teams at the finish venue, where a cold buffet will also be available. Entry Limit: 15 Teams - Entry Fee: £800 - ENTRY FORM>>> - WEBSITE >>> |
Open Challenge Series : Event 2 Corporate Team Challenge Fri 26th - Sat 27th June 2009 Teams of 6-8 walkers plus 2 drivers Starting with Registration in Fort William Thursday evening or Friday morning, followed by a pre-event safety briefing. Start times from early afternoon, kit check, then the clock starts at Glen Nevis and does not end until you finish at Llanberis. Medals and certificates will be awarded to teams at the Royal Victoria Hotel, where a cold buffet and evening entertainment will also be available. Entry Limit: 15 Teams - Entry Fee: £1000 - ENTRY FORM>>> WEBSITE>>> |
Open Challenge Series : Event 3 Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Saturday 11th July Teams of 4 walkers (no support team required) Open to Teams of 4 walkers, this classic circular 24 mile challenge starts and finishes in Horton-In-Ribblesdale, the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. Climb Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough within a 12 hour period, starting anytime between 7am and 8am. Bunkhouse accommodation available at the start/finish. Entry Limit: 30 Teams - Entry Fee: £100 - ENTRY FORM >>> WEBSITE>>> |
Open Challenge Series : Event 4 Die Hard Trilogy Sat 5th - Sun 6th September 2009 Teams of 4-6 walkers plus 2 drivers As the Spring Stroller and Late Shift, but organised over a weekend. Running teams also welcome on this event, with checkpoints opening early. Start times from early afternoon, kit check, then the clock starts at Glen Nevis and does not end until you finish at Llanberis. Medals and certificates will be awarded to teams at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis, where a cold buffet will be available. Entry Limit: 15 Teams Entry Fee: £800 - ENTRY FORM>>> WEBSITE>>> |
Open Challenge Series : Three Peaks Challenge Events Merseyventure Event Support Your team entry fee includes the following: Registration Venue in Fort William Pre-event Safety Briefing Car Parking at Glen Nevis Visitor Centre Car Parking at Llanberis, Snowdonia Finish Venue in north Wales Cold Buffet at Venue Medals & Certificates Each team will recieve an event pack at registration containing: Full, detailed route information Local area maps and directions Specially prepared Three Peaks Challenge Map/Guide Sets Tyvek Team number Team Vehicle number Laminated Safety Control Card Event emergency contact For your safety, each team will be issued with: 4-8 person emergency group shelter Motorola VHF Radio These must be returned at the finish. Also, for your safety, we will have a number of control points which you must pass through. These are staffed by fully qualified and experienced Mountain Leaders, who are equipped with VHF radios, first aid and emergency items. Other qualified and experienced staff will be floating on the footpaths to ensure your safety. Other staff will be available at the parking areas to assist you with any problems. For accurate event time recording, we use Sport Ident. Your team leader will be issued with a Sport Ident Card (dibber) which must be worn for the entire event, and returned at the finish. This system allows you to get an instant printout of you complete, and split mountain times. You may bring your own Sport Ident Card if you have one. |
Open Challenge Series : Three Peaks Challenge Events Team Requirements Before entering an Open Three Peaks Challenge event, consider what you will be required to supply: A team of 4-8 walkers (numbers depending upon the event) 1-2 drivers, who will take no part in the walking Minibus or MPV transport Accommodation before and after the event Food for your team during the event Any accident or injury insurance, as required More Information: Walkers will need to be fairly fit, full of stamina and have bags of enthusiasm. At least one walker should be a competent navigator, who is comfortable with night-time navigation. All walkers will need the required walking and safety equipment as detailed in the 'Walkers Kit List'. Expect a few people to drop out after initial interest. You should provide two drivers if at all possible. Some events require two drivers. Drivers should not take any part in the walking. Remember, the driving is just as hard as the walking part of the challenge, and the drivers are a full part of your team. Check driver entitlements for any minibus driving, as the DVLA rules have recently changed for D1 minibuses. Any other help with your support team would be a good idea too. Getting free loan of a club, group or works minibus is cheapest and easiest. Minibus hire can cost from £400 for the weekend, and rules regarding drivers have been tightened up, so check first. Some companies charge for extra mileage (1000 mile round trip) and returning the vehicle to another rental branch. Beware..! To fully enjoy the weekend, we recommend accommodation before and after the event, but realise many teams cannot get the time or funds for this. All of our venues offer a slightly reduced tariff for our teams, but camping, bunkhouse, hostel, B&B and Guest Houses are all available at both Fort William and north Wales. Many teams rely upon their support team/drivers to supply hot food during the event. Most time lost during the event is lost at transition between the mountain to the road. Come up with a plan to have food ready to eat on the move, and don't lose valuable time. Stock up in Fort William before you start. Our event insurance does not cover you or your team for and personal injury, accident or travel insurance. We can recommend an insurer that specialises in such schemes over short periods for this event. |
Merseyventure Open Challenge Series : 3 Peaks Challenge Events 2009 How To Enter Please note that when entries open team places are allocated very quickly, events are often fully booked 3 or 4 months before the event date. Entries are now via an online booking system for the following events: Spring Stroller - Entries Now Open Corporate Team Challenge - Entries Now Open Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - Entries Now Open Die Hard Trilogy - Entries Now Open To check event entry status, or for further details, please send an email with the Event name in the subject line, to richie@merseyventure.com Entries will be accepted up until the entry limit is reached, on a 'first come, first served' basis. Team places cannot be reserved without payment of entry fee. Refunds cannot be made once your entry is accepted. |
Open Challenge Series : Three Peaks Challenge Events Feedback "Just thought I must drop you a line to first of all thank you for all your efforts at the week-end. I for one have no complaints except the weather which you had no control over unfortunately..." "I can honestly say that there wasn't one thing about the event I was unhappy with. I think you have a great team of mountain leaders and I would like to thank you very much for helping us to achieve the "Three Peaks Challenge"." "Thank you for a great weekend, I learnt new things and relearnt many things I'd forgotten that will help our team complete Three Peaks Challenge. I was impressed at the professional and friendly way Mersey Venture ran the course and would recommend anybody attempting Three Peaks Challenge do one of your courses first." "I just wanted to say thank you for all that you did for us all this weekend. It was clearly a well-organised, well resourced and professional event. I know that you all helped many of us achieve things that we were not sure that we could!" More Feedback >>> |
3 Peaks Challenge - corporate team challenge 08 - 5th 6th june 2008 |
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Open Challenge Series 2009 |
Three Peaks Challenge 09 (and Yorkshire Three Peaks - see Event 3) Difficulty Rating: Demanding Fitness Rating: High |
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