Join Action Medical Research for the classic Three Peaks Challenge. Starting at the foot of Ben Nevis in the spectacularly beautiful setting of the Scottish Highlands, and finishing at the foot of Mount Snowdon in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, in between teams will visit Scafell in the Lake District and be tested to the limit ascending and descending the three mountains - Ben Nevis at 4,409 ft, Scafell Pike at 3,206 ft and Snowdon at 3,560 ft. Team members will have to cope with changing clothes, eating, drinking and sleeping as they travel to their next destination by road. And there is an extra special challenge built-in - teams must take the charity’s mascot Paddington Bear up and down each mountain.
Many teams will aim to complete the challenge in 24 hours or less. It is a physically and mentally demanding team event that tests the best. Teams are made up of four to six people - at least three climbers and a driver - who must walk, climb or scramble to the summit of each mountain, traveling by road between the three peaks.. Teams provide their own team vehicle and driver for the challenge.
Read more about the Three Peaks Challenge on the Action for Charity website.
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the 36 teams who took part in the 12th Three Peaks Challenge over the weekend of 4-5 June 2011. It was a challenge to test the best and a great weekend with a huge amount of fun, friendship and team spirit.
