The Original Three Peaks Challenge Site.
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This guide was put together in 1996 and at the time was the only 3 Peaks Website online! We haven't completed the Challenge
since so our story gives you a snaphot of what it was like for us 10 years ago when we were stepping into the unknown!
For more up-to-date guides read our page first and then head off to:
Notice: The growing popularity of the Three
Peaks Challenge has lead to increased disturbance on and around the three
mountains. If you're considering taking on the challenge please try and keep
erosion and noise to a minimum. Thanks.
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If you were to ask Nick Bauer, Dave Allaway or myself Steve Biggs why we wanted to attempt
to climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in the Lake District and Mount Snowdon in North Wales within 24 hours, the
likely answer might be "Well I dunno, err well we saw it in a magazine and thought we should have a go." No ice-breaking
reason or original idea, but the combined incentive of the three of us to take on this challenge, was enough to tip the
balance, and force us to do it.
The doing it part consisted of the three of us, a Fiat
Punto, a mobile phone and enough junk food to stock a Tesco's superstore, as we
traversed the country from the south-east via Scotland to North Wales, over the
Easter Bank holiday weekend April 1996. We have included walking route maps, a
handful of photos, much needed information and advice, along with the odd
personal highs and lows, as we boldly went where quite a few people have gone
before!
Winner of The Medaille d'Or for web site excellence.
This page was last updated on 16th April 2006.
© Steve Biggs June 1996.
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