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15 Peaks, 22 Miles, 12,000 Feet of ascent, . . . 1 Weekend

What do you do in your free time? Here's your chance to bag all the Welsh 3000 foot peaks inside the space of a weekend. This trek combines challenge with wilderness, excitement and awe - and all inside the space of one weekend!

General Outline
Fifteen Welsh Mountains spanning 22 miles, 14,000 feet of ascent and all inside . . . 1 weekend. This is up there as possibly the toughest undertaking you'll ever sign up for - beware! Done in a single day this is possibly one of Britain's toughest 24 hour challenge walks requiring fitness, stamina and a certain kind of mindset: it makes the "Three Peaks" a mere training exercise for the boys. An alternative to make this slightly more palatable is to go light and attempt this over two or three days, staying at well placed youth hostels en-route - still a tough nut to crack nonetheless!

Location: Snowdonia National Park

Fitness level
This trek requires that you carry a back-pack over a considerable distance, up steep hills in a short space of time. It's fair to say it's a trek of an arduous nature for seasoned walkers!

Three Day Event
23rd – 25th May 2009 (bank holiday weekend)

For this weekend we will break the route into three natural legs – the Carneddau, the Glyderau and finally the Snowdon massif incorporating the infamous traverse of Crib Goch (not suitable for people with a fear of heights).

Price per person: £240

Two Leaders
3 nights bunkhouse accommodation
Breakfasts
Support Vehicle

One Day Event - The King of Challenges!
Saturday 13th June 2009

We meet Friday night and immediately head up Snowdon – where we will bivvy for the night getting what sleep we can before the next day’s early start.

Price per person: £105

Two Leaders
Breakfast and dinner

Two Day Event
26th – 27th September 2009

Broken down over two days, with the right weather, this can be an easier option than trying it all inside one day – but beware, covering this distance in a weekend with full packs still remains a touch nut to crack! And even though we call this a two day event – we still set off Friday night and wild camp out on the hill in order to get the most of Saturday.

Price per person: £160

Two Leaders
Breakfast and dinner

Outline strategy for success:

Start early
Start slowly
Eat lots
Drink lots

Some thoughts on Equipment and Wet Weather Preparation

It has been known to rain occasionally in Wales - and it could be that this is the greatest challenge that we'll be facing on the hill. Bad weather just needs the right mind-set combined with the best preparation - and it can be overcome!

I'd like to start with a guiding principle: NOTHING IS WATERPROOF – and this begins with your expensive Goretex coat and extends to the boots you'll be wearing and to the sack you'll be carrying. It's worth at this stage being paranoid about this.

In addition steer clear of all things cotton and whatever you use make sure it’s comfortable.

Your rucksack will need 2 waterproof liners – one for the whole sack plus one for your sleeping bag/dry kit - also make sure that your hat and gloves live in their own wp bag - and the same for your wallet/mobile phone.

If you’re camping you should carry 2 x small towels or flannels - one is for yourself and one is for drying the inside of your tent. Also useful for drying yourself and for taking care of your feet is some foot talc – weighs next to nothing and a real treat!

Want to do the Welsh 3000's challenge? Then register here!

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