Hi guys,
Sorry I’ve been busy for a while out having fun making the most of the snow that’s been here..
In the summer I am heading a team of 5 people attempting the Three Peaks Challenge for charity. The challenge as we are planning it is a bit different, so rather than doing the 3 mountains in 24 hours walking up the easiest route and then turning round and back down we’re planning on doing it over 3 days traversing each mountain from one side to the other. 3 Massifs, 3 traverses, 3 days!
We all decided that the three peaks as they are normally done is less of a mountaineering challenge and more of an endurance and speed thing, speed especially we all felt makes mountains more dangerous, so while it will take us longer to do we feel that it is safer this way.
This post is here as the opening in a short series of posts I will be doing about the challenge and where we’re going, how we’re getting on, the routes we’re taking, the challenges we face and the training we are all doing to get ourselves ready. The first post following hot on the heels of this one either tonight or by tomorrow lunch time will be an initial introduction to the team who we are, what our part is in the team etc..
Keep your eyes peeled will update soon!
Matts Mountaineering 