# Three Peaks Challenge

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-peaks-challenge/115798>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 25, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-peaks-challenge/115798 "2002-06-25T00:30:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-peaks-challenge/115798/1 "2002-06-25T00:30:14Z")

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I’ve been recruited by some friends to go this week on this Challenge. For those unfamiliar with it, it entails climbing the highest mountains each in Scotland (Ben Nevis), England (Scafell), and Wales (Snowden) – all within a 24-hour period. ([Here’s a site with details about it](http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/richieev/tp/24.htm))

Has anyone undertaken this adventure before, have any stories to share, or have suggestions? We have support people coming whose only job is to drive, so there’s no concern about fatigued hikers behind the wheel.

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**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-peaks-challenge/115798/2 "2002-06-25T14:27:02Z")

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I haven’t YET done this but I have (after a few days in the Lake District) recently determined to do this myself – feel free to email me to exchange “strategies” et al.