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Triple Peak in the United Kingdom

We all have those friends. You know the ones.

The ones who reply to your message saying “Check out this hectic event!” with an email confirming your entry. We love them, but they will kill us.

I mentioned to Nicky Meredith – one of those friends – that there was this interesting thing I had read about years ago that looked wild… Her response was to forward me the official confirmation of our dates from the UK Three Peaks Challenge Society. We were doing it!

The Three What?

The UK Three Peaks Challenge is an official but informal challenge, perhaps similar to the fastest known time (FKT) contests that have become the Strava rage.

It entails summiting the highest peaks in the contiguous United Kingdom. Ben Nevis in Scotland (1,345m), Scafell Pike in England (978m) and Snowdon in Wales (1,085m) all within a 24

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