3000 Footers Challenge

The Lake District National Park includes four mountains over 3000 feet which can be combined into a challenging event known as the Lake District 3000 Footers. We can structure this event in accordance with the specific requirements of the group; however, it is generally programmed over 2 days walking 6-7 hours each day. Scafell Pike and Scafell are summited consecutively via the shortest route starting and finishing at the the National Trust Car Park at Wasdale Head and we take the most direct route for Helvellyn from Swirls Car Park at Thirlmere. Skiddaw is usually ascended starting at 297m from Latrigg car park, a welcome height gain for our final peak. The Lake District 3000 Footers is regarded as a fairly tough challenge which involves walking over varied terrain and can be structured based on the ability of the group. The event can be completed in 16 hours over a single day – however, a same day approach is demanding ranking highly compared to the National 3 Peaks Challenge.

We recommend that in the lead-up to this challenge, participants work on building up their stamina with weekly cardio-vascular exercise of a minimum of 1 hour per day, 5 days per week to build up their calf + quad muscles. It would also be beneficial to do at least one training walk if possible on broken rough terrain walking for at least 8 hours. From an average fitness start point it is likely you will need to commit to a 3-4 month fitness training programme to maximise your chance of success. We can help you prepare for this event – for  information about our  pre-selection / training day click here.