Three Peaks Challenge - Dave Owens and Frank Goodall Memorial Fund

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Chatsworth Challenge Saturday 16th June 2012

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2011 walk raises
£10,347.30

Total Sponsorship Funds Raised to Date
£120.045.12

Our Fundraising Walks

The history of our challenge walks in words and pictures

2007 Walk - Chatsworth

2008 Walk - Chatsworth

2009 Walk - Chatsworth

2010 Walk - Chatsworth

2011 Walk - Chatsworth

Fundraising - Overview

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Fundraising Summary

The Premier Club

Fundraising Tips

Fundraising - Annualised

Annual financial details of the totals raised from our Walkers and Corporate Sponsors

2003 Fundraising 3 Peaks

2004 Fundraising 3 Peaks

2005 Fundraising 3 Peaks

2006 Fundraising 3 Peaks

2007 Fundraising Chatsworth

2008 Fundraising Chatsworth

2009 Fundraising Chatsworth

2010 Fundraising Chatsworth

2011 Fundraising Chatsworth

The Walks - Three Peaks

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Three Peaks - The Walk

Three Peaks - The Area

Three Peaks - Clocking In

The Walks - Chatsworth

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Chatsworth - The Walk

Chatsworth - The Area

Preparation, Hints & Tips

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Preparation For The Walk

Basic Equipment

Eating and Drinking

Walk Up Hills More Easily

Gerard’s Tips For The Day

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Gerard’s Tips For The Day

Here's some hints, tips, and personal recommendations of our Three Peaks Challenger and Event Organiser Gerard Mitchell who gives you some help and good

advice on what to do, and what not to do to get through your Three Peaks Challenge in one piece... More >>

The Charities We Support

Cancer is the UK's biggest killer. Every year it claims the lives of more than 150,000 people, with a further one million living with the disease at any one time. This is why

we do the Walk. Some details about the charities we support, with comments taken from their own web sites. More >>

Fundraising Tips

Doing the walk is a fun day out, but why not try to increase your personal contribution. Try our Top 10 fundraising tips to swell your

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The Premier Club

Getting sponsorship is hard enough as anyone who’s ever tried will know. Meet the top fund raisers who by their hard

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See all the photos, comments and accounts of the 2011 Chatsworth Challenge walk inside.

Our 2011 event proved to be another fundraising success. Over fifty walkers took part in our two distance event, and together with the additional support of our

About The Walk: 3 Peaks Challenge

Thinking of doing the walk, but not sure about those grueling peaks? Sit back and take the easy route as Gerard guides you through a ‘Virtual Walk’ over the

ups, the downs, the highs and lows, and even some of the flat bits. Get to know the hills even before you set foot on them... More >>

About The Walk: Chatsworth Challenge

The Chatsworth Challenge walk starting and finishing in the village of Baslow in Derbyshire is our two tiered event comprising of a longer walk (approx. 22

miles), and a shorter walk (approx. 8 miles) around the magnificent Chatsworth House and other picturesque villages in this beautiful area. More >>

Walk Up Hills More Easily

So, you’re happy about walking on the flat, or doing the downhill bits, but maybe you’re bothered about the going up steeply bit. On steep climbs and particularly with a backpack, you'll be working hard enough to get that

heart rate beating like a drum. Click here to get the very best advice given by our resident hills specialist, the Mountain Goat... More >>

Just what should you eat, and drink for your big day out on the peaks. Those motorway service station sandwiches and the bottle of coke you picked up half

Eating And Drinking For The Walk

an hour before arriving at the starting point aren’t really going to do the job. This is the high tech info on what to (and what not to) eat and drink to get you to the finish point on your fundraising day. More >>

Preparation For The Walk

If you thought that getting up at 4.00 am in the morning and throwing your walking boots in the back of the car sounded like good preparation for the walk, then you’re probably in for a nasty surprise. Here we

present our comprehensive guide to making sure you’re well prepared for the daunting 26 mile challenge. More >>

Basic Equipment For The Walk

Rucksack, mobile phone, GPS navigator, compass, Mars bar, spare pair off socks. You’ve got the lot... All you’ve forgotten is the boots and the weatherproof jacket! Well it could happen...

Here’s our guide to help you check off those necessary items for a successful and enjoyable walk in the hills... More >>

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More about Chatsworth

The Dave Owens and Frank Goodall Memorial Fund Three Peaks Challenge is an annual sponsored walk to raise funds for nominated charities in support of cancer research, prevention, and treatment. The sponsored walk across the three peaks of Pen-

About Three Peaks Challenge.Com

y-ghent, Whernside, and Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, and more recently around the Chatsworth Area in Derbyshire was originated by Gerard Mitchell who decided to raise funds to support cancer charities following the death of two of his close friends. See inside for details of the our most recent walk, histories of previous walks, photographs and all accounts of the funds raised so far. For more information about our fundraising see Why we do the Walk >

Inside the Three Peaks Challenge.Com Website

Complete details of all our previous sponsored walks. All the updated details of the latest walk, the photos, the stories, and full details of all the

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Please note the following concerning the clocking in procedures for the Three Peaks Challenge Walk at the Pen-y-Ghent Cafe. We include information and items of interest concerning the clocking in procedures at the Pen-y-Ghent Cafe on this website for the benefit of our site visitors. Please note however that www. threepeakschallenge. com is a totally independent body, and is not an official representative body for the Three Peaks Walk. Whilst we fully applaud their excellent (and free) service we do not have any association with the Pen-y-Ghent

Cafe, nor any other organisation concerning the three peaks challenge walks. However, we are more than happy to welcome any visitors to this site to one of our own annual sponsored Chatsworth Challenge walks around the Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire. See the following for more information.
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corporate sponsors we raised a total of £10,347.30 for the walk This brings our fundraising to date to over £120,000 for our four cancer charities.

We’d like to thank everyone who took part in this event, and also to all those who sponsored our walkers or who contributed in any way.

All of the money raised on our walks go to cancer charities to fund the research, prevention, and treatment of cancer. The four charities we currently represent are listed below. More information >

Fundraising Summary of All Our Challenge Walks To Date

Amount of funding raised for our charities

Year

Location and Event

Amount Raised

Raised To Date

2003

3 Peaks Challenge (1)

£ 23,319.34

2004

3 Peaks Challenge (2)

£ 13.640.43

£ 36,959.77

2005

3 Peaks Challenge (3)

£ 16,059.17

£ 53,018.94

2006

3 Peaks Challenge (4)

£ 9,486.55

£ 62,505.49

2007

Chatsworth Challenge (1)

£ 11,068.54

£ 73,574.03

2008

Chatsworth Challenge (2)

£ 15,346.58

£ 88,920.61

2009

Chatsworth Challenge (3)

£ 12,334.30

£ 101,254.91

2010

Chatsworth Challenge (4)

£ 8,442.91

£ 109,697.82

2011

Chatsworth Challenge (5)

£10,347.30

£ 120,045.12

Total Raised To Date : £ 120,045.12

All the stories of the walk together with the fundraising summaries are detailed here.
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See the full story and pictures of the 2011 walk

See fundraising details for the 2011 Walk

Check to see if you made the Premier Club

See fundraising summary of all walks to date

Our Next Chatsworth Challenge.
Are you ready, are you signed up ? The 2012 Walk is already planned for Saturday 16th June 2012

The date is already planned for our next annual twin distance event in the Chatsworth area of the Derbyshire Peak District. The two sponsored walks are over

Chatsworth House : The ‘Challenge’ walk route takes our walkers through the beautiful Chatsworth Estate

22 miles for the longer walk, and approximately 8-9 miles for the shorter walk. As ever, we’re always trying to increase the numbers, so please try to get your family and friends to join us in Chatsworth to take part in our walk. It’s a great fun day out, and most our walkers return year after year. We need your sponsorship so please try to be there with us. Please note: this event is for the Chatsworth Challenge walk... NOT the Three Peaks Challenge.

If you’re visiting our website for the first time, this is NOT a club event.

It is open to anyone who wishes to walk with us and have a great day out. The only condition we make is that you must be sponsored, and the funds you raise must come direct to our own charities fund account. We do this absolutely free. All the money we raise goes to our nominated charities, and all the information of our annual sponsorships can be seen in our detailed Fundraising Summary. And remember... If you are reading this you are welcome to join us !

Click on the links below to get more detailed information about the walk, and also to get the necessary Walk Application Form.

Go to information page for more details about the next Chatsworth Challenge

Some of the photos taken on our previous walks since our start in 2003

2004 : Three Peaks Challenge
Fifteen of the thirty seven starters pose for a team photo on Pen-y-ghent summit

2005 : Three Peaks Challenge
Six of the walkers take a well earned rest at the summit on the final peak of Ingleborough

2003 : Three Peaks Challenge Some of the walkers make an unscheduled stop for food and drink at God’s Bridge

2006 : Three Peaks Challenge
Three of the front runners who set a blistering pace are seen here on Pen-y-ghent

2007 : Chatsworth Challenge
Some of the walkers take a well earned rest at the 11 mile Foolow Checkpoint

2008 : Chatsworth Challenge
On a wet and windy day the 8 mile walkers pose for the team photo at the start of the walk

2010 : Chatsworth Challenge
The Britannia Kitchens lads set a marching pace on a warm sunny Chatsworth day in June

2009 : Chatsworth Challenge
Some of the walkers make their way through the beautiful countryside around Chatsworth

2011 : Chatsworth Challenge
Mark Evans and David Williams complete the 22 mile course in only 6 hours and 40 minutes