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This was a great experience! John (our guide) was fantastic! He was supportive, positive, professional, and kept us on track so that we could meet the check points on time. The whole day was organised well. I would highly recommend the company.

Just a review to make others aware.

I recently attempted to complete this challenge with a very large group of 20 participants. Unfortunately I was not able to reach the first peak of Ben Nevis and if I’m being completely honest, I feel absolutely devastated and cheated.

Of course we knew that there would naturally be slower participants of our group. Had I of know that the MLs could only take 10 members at a time I would have made sure I was within those 10 as the natural split happened. It’s likely due to my stubbornness and determination I would have bled through boots to do it. Myself and 2 other participants were told to wait for the slower group to catch up as we could not go further with him due to there being too many. We waited for at least 15 minutes before they caught up. Time that could have been used continuing our climb. We were then told by the 2nd mountain leader that we would not reach the cut off time to reach and then descend the peak due to the pace of the now second group we had to wait for. Still determined to reach the top the other 2 and myself picked up the pace but was continuously asked to stop and wait. I eventually went off alone becoming too frustrated. I then passed the tail walker of the first group and continued the climb alone to then be met with the first ML who told me to turn back around. This was 115 meters away from the peak. About half an hour to 40 minutes. I was stopped and asked to wait for more than this time in total.

I didn’t complete this challenge because I was unfit or not physically able to. I didn’t complete it become i was asked to continuously wait. I wish we would have ignored instruction and continued alone. This also tainted the rest of my experience as the challenge is ‘the 3 peaks’. Through no fault of my own I had already failed.

I feel if they had an additional ML for such a large group then my story would be different and I wouldn’t have shelled out almost £1k on travel, equipment and accommodation for no reason.

The buses are also very small. Not much room to anything other than sitting making sleeping quite hard. The MLs take up the first 2 seats.

Positives - the driver made some banging soup and porridge, there were plenty of snacks for you to help yourself to and they were very chatty and friendly. But don’t take too long on toilet stops or get yourself a coffee. Ultimately they just want to get home and get a little frustrated with having to wait for you.

All the above said, 4/5 out of the 20 completed the 3 peaks. 3 of those within the 24 hours.

Ignore the one star reviews, these guys know what they are doing. If you are looking to complete this challenge in the time these guys will get it done. But don't think it's a walk in the park. This is a brutal experience that even the fittest will struggle with. But the guides are top notch and they will ensure the people able to get all 3 done in 24hrs will be given the chance. This does mean there are heartbreaking moments. In our group of 20 only 10 made the first summit in time, the rest had to be turned back half way up. One lass, bless her soul, was only 10min from the top of Ben Nevis as we were descending and was turned around. Another guy got turned half an hour from the top of Scarfell Pike, again, only 10min behind the front runners.
But all these turn backs allowed the swiftest to power on. Even then, at the end, our pace was a little off, but on the final descent, they sent another guide half way up to meet the front runners and encouraged them, literally to run the last 2km. 2 of us passed the final check point with less than 4min to spare. Which we wouldn't have had if they had let the others summit when they were turned back. Please trust me, this is an amazing experience, and if you have what it takes these guys will get you past the finish line. However if you're looking for the experiencing of climbing the three peaks and enjoying the views, this is probably not for you.
Final note, amazing thanks to Bill and Tom, absolutely solid guys and proper machines on the mountains

Poor event I felt. Did this with 20 people in a group and summited Ben Nevis and returned within the 5 hours. The second slow group they did not turn around in time and we waited over an hour for them to return. The drivers told us that scafell needs to be done in 2 and a half hours now and not 4 so only the strongest can go up. 7 of us attempted this so 13 of us dropped out. I was with the 7 and was the slower of that group but was on time to complete this 4 hour mountain in 3 hours 10 minutes. I got 0.5 miles from the summit and the guide told me I had to leave the group and turn around as I was not fast enough. After a debate that I was 0.5 miles away and 1 hour quicker than the recommended time I had to turn back which was heart breaking and descend the mountain alone. We got to Snowden and we had to do that in less than 3 hours so the guide chose 6 people and told 2 of us that were ready to try we were not to go up with them and get back on the bus. My advice would be I would have done this event with atleast an hour to spare but the poor timings and messing about around the van cost me the £500 experience of hitting 2 mountain peaks. The 2 of us that went up the llanberis path at quite a speed were told to turn around at the half way house, which again was a debate as we would have made it up and down over by the official time by 1 hour but would have smashed personal time. These guys don’t want to know and want you at Chester train station asap to throw your bags on the kerb and be gone. A shame I could not complete this because 1 team member took just more than 1 hour longer to get off Ben Nevis than the rest of us because of an injury that they would not account for was not great at all.

All delivered on time, no issues. Thank you.

Quick delivery, goods as described, great pricing. Perfect. Thank you.

Great weather and great walk! Our tour guides Dave and Hamish were excellent. Our team completed the challenge in a great time and managed to stick together. Hard challenge but with stunning views - 100% recommend.

Friendly staff from the car park to check in to the guide and finish.
All experienced staff felt safe which made the challenge really enjoyable.
Dave helped us to meet a time challenge , engaged well ,professional , knowledgable and experienced.
Thank you
Carolyn Nurse

I organised the Three Peak Challenge to do as a team with work and I can't thank Steve and his team enough for how amazingly well organised everything was. Whilst the challenge itself was pretty tough with some hairy weather conditions, we felt in super safe hands and well looked after. Special mention also has to go to Nathan, our mountain team leader, who was an absolute hero! I would recommend this company to anyone wishing to take on this challenge! THANK YOU!!

Very well organised. The challenge accommodates the very fit and the not so fit.

Really well run event with friendly and helpful guides. Well recommended

Website is very easy to navigate and contains loads of useful and necessary products and equipment

Easy to order. Items arrived quickly and a super quality. Thank you.

Doing well, speedy delivery of my maps

Good product at a good price.

Website easy to navigate. My product arrived very quickly. Very happy with the product

In early 2023 a casual conversation with some colleagues put us on a pathway to cooking up the idea that we'd like to complete four, three peak challenges during the course of the year.

We christened this the 12-in-23 challenge and chose to use it as a fund raiser for Alzheimer's Research UK (justgiving:team-arm-12-in-23). The other key decision that we took was to undertake it with ThreePeaksChallenge.uk

We started off with the gentle introduction of the Surrey Three Peaks, when we joined one of their open events in April. Subsequently, we then took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks in July and the National Three Peaks in mid-October - again both open events. Before rounding things out with a private Welsh Three Peaks over the final weekend of October.

Across the four events that we took part in, a total of 28 of us participated at one point or another with a few of us taking part in all four. Everyone from the team felt a sense of achievement from taking part in the challenge and everyone was also very appreciative of the setup, organisation and execution by ThreePeaksChallenge.uk.

As the instigator and organiser of our challenge of challenges I found that ThreePeaksChallenge.uk really struck the right balance between being super relaxed and helpful on the admin/arrangements side of things whilst being super organised and completely professional out on the hills where groups were led and supported by first rate Mountain Leaders in sensible ratios to participants in both open and private events.

Ultimately, as long as you enter into things understanding that you are undertaking a genuine challenge where you will have to cope with whatever the weather throws at you on top of the demands of the terrain then you should be comfortable in the knowledge that ThreePeaksChallenge.uk know what they're doing and they do it very well.

Finally, a tip for anyone undertaking the National or Welsh challenges... don't forget to pack travel sickness tablets. You might not feel that you need them under normal conditions, but you might think differently when you're trying to get some rest on the back seat of a minibus weaving through country lanes in the dark for a few hours at a time.

Very quick turnaround from ordering to delivering, no fuss. Thank you.

One of the best things I've done!
Martin, our guide, was super helpful, kind and caring. I suffered with my knee on the way down Whernside and he supported me down every step. Thanks, Martin!

Superb experience. The weather at Fort William was dreadful meaning it was touch and go for the drivers to get us out of Scotland. The shear determination from the guides and drivers meant we still managed to complete 3 peaks, albeit having to swap Scafell with Whernside due to weather. Fantastic experience and great staff in what was dreadful conditions.