National 3 Peaks - Taking Up The Challenge

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Undertaking the National Three Peaks walk has become a hugely popular challenge. Many challengers are motivated by a wish to raise money for a charitable cause. But as well as that more & more people are seeking personal milestones in their lives; seeking to test themselves their stamina their grit & determination. For many the National Three Peaks provides one such milestone. But it can be even more. It can be great fun an adventure a memorable enjoyable experience of team & individual achievement. For a few it can even be a life changing event. Sadly for others it can be a failure a disappointment. One of the most common reasons for this outcome is preparation or rather the lack of it combined with mistaken or unrealistic expectations about the event & perhaps even themselves. The Three Peaks Challenge is never going to be a walk in the park. But with proper preparation & know-how it is eminently attainable for most people. Thats the reason for this book. When Steves team started to plan for the challenge they found information was readily available on routes timings advice on training & hillcraft. But nowhere could they find such advice combined with a full account of a successful challenge attempt. What they really wanted & needed was to get a true feel for what they would be facing. They wanted to gauge their capabilities against others who had already succeeded to identify with the highs & lows & anticipate or forestall their own. This then is their story plus suggestions on training walking routes (including GPS track logs from the actual paths walked) driving routes navigation equipment meals & accommodation. Their Challenge Plan ran to 11 pages of text & checklists. It is included at the end of the book for you to copy. Contents A Germ of an Idea: An overnight bivvy on Scafell Pike; A midnight encounter with 3 Peakers Decision Time: Should we shouldnt we? A fitness test; Some early lessons; Finding a support team Getting

Fit: Our training regime; The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge; Snowdon x 2; A little upset; A suggested training schedule Getting Organised: The areas to be planned Walking Routes: The sequence of the mountains; The Ben Nevis Mountain Track; Scafell Pike routes; The Snowdon alternatives Road Routes: The possibilities; Ben Nevis to Wasdale; Wasdale to Pen y Pass; Our final schedule Creating the Plan: Roles & responsibilities; Our teams ground rules D Day Minus 1: Getting together; Problems with a sat-nav; Drinking too much... The Real Thing...: Throbbing heads; North to Fort William; Slips trips & falls; Murk on Scafell Pike; Team issues; Frustration on Snowdon; Success at the end The Remains of the Day: A return match; Presentations & awards Reflections: I knew youd make it; The lasting after effects; Next time What Passes for Wisdom: A few dos & donts The Plan in Detail GPS Waypoints & Coordinates: Ben Nevis; Scafell Pike; Snowdon Accommodation list. New for the second edition of Britains best sell National 3 Peaks guidebook are OS Explorer route maps for the three ascents/descents of Ben Nevis Scafell Pike & Snowdon at their full OS 25 000 scale.