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The history of the walks so far in words and pictures
Complete details of the totals raised from our Walkers and Corporate Sponsors
The ups, the downs, and all the bits in between
Preparation, Hints & Tips
Handy tips and sound advice for tackling those peaks.
Some interesting features associated with our walks
All the other bits we couldn’t fit in anywhere else
Three
Peaks
Challenge
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G. Mitchell and P. N. Lynskey
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The ThreePeaksChallenge.com Walk is a fund raising walk across the peaks of Pen-y-ghent Whernside and Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, and other locations in support of the Dave Owens and Frank Goodall Memorial Fund
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10. One for the lads...
Debs and Louise on Whernside summit
11. And one for the ladies...
Tom and Graeme at the top of Whernside
10. (One for the Lads) and 11. (One for the Ladies)
Our final photos come from our Three Peaks Glamour Model Photography Portfolio, and showcase again some of our aspiring young models posing in an attempt to gain wider celebrity recognition in this exciting but cut-throat business. The theme of this particular shoot is ‘minimal outdoor wear on a mountain top’.
2006 Walk : Three Peaks Challenge - Horton
3. Debs and Louise take time out for photo break
Some of the pictures and stories from the 2006 walk...
1. Pat and walkers ascending Pen-y-ghent.
Although it’s still only 06:45 hrs the early morning mist that shrouded Horton-In-Ribblesdale during the check-in has now burned away and a fine sunny day looks in the making. This is where the strenuous assault of Pen-y-Ghent starts to kick in but Pat Burton (centre with cream trousers) is looking determined to make it to the top. Pat is one of our seasoned campaigners and knows that once she gets to the top of this shot there’s just the strenuous pull up the boulder-strewn track between her and the summit.
2. The boulder track on Pen-y-ghent. Here on the boulder track we again see Pat Burton (hands on hips) taking a breather but still looking strong. Stella Mitchell (sitting down on Pat’s left) is using the recess to get her breath back, while in the foreground David Gatehouse is moving with a good steady rhythm. This section of the walk is quite a bit steeper than it looks in this photo but the reward for getting to the top is a steady 300 metre path to the summit which allows time to get your breath back.
3. Louise and Debs take a photo break. It’s still only 07:15 hrs but Debs Priest and Louise Lavelle have already conquered Pen-y-ghent. Although it was Debs first attempt at the Three Peaks Challenge and she’d never done this kind of walking before she made it look easy. She certainly surprised all her fellow walkers on the top of Ingleborough some seven hours later when she took a run at the trig point and vaulted straight onto the top of it. Louise has taken up the challenge in recent years but this is the first year she’s conquered all three peaks.
4. Graeme, Lee and Tom on Pen-y-ghent.
Here we see Graeme Dent, Lee Fenton, and Tom Hirst on the top of Pen-y-ghent. The lads are playing members of the Ossett Rugby Union Football Club and are renowned for setting some blistering times for the Three Peaks Challenge. Although they were late turning up and didn’t get underway until 06:25 hrs Lee Fenton (black shirt, centre) managed to get round the course by 12:25 and get back in time to score fifty odd not out for Ossett Cricket Club in the afternoon.
2. The boulder track on Pen-y-ghent
1. Pat and walkers ascending Pen-y-ghent
4. Graeme, Lee, and Tom on Pen-y-ghent
6. Paul and Joe Hitch on Whernside summit
7. On the way to Ingleborough
8. Phil and Vanessa showing off the 2006 Team Challenge winners prize
5. The Support Team at Ribblehead
5. The Support Team at Ribblehead. The time is around 09:45 hrs and Louise, Debs and Pat have arrived at the Ribblehead check point. Pat looks to be too suspicious about the contents of her sandwich to pay any attention to the camera. Attending the check-in desk from right to left are Wendy Lynskey (Official Course Marshall), Phil Lynskey (Baggage Handler and Drinks Attendant), Stella Mitchell (Mini Bus Driver), and a half drunk bottle of Coca-Cola. (obviously the Drinks Attendant is falling down on the job)! Stella helps out once she's completed Pen-y-Ghent and although she doesn’t really like it, she willingly drives one of the minibuses. In the near distance is the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, built in the last quarter of the 19th century at a cost of 127 lives. Overlooking the whole vista is the second peak of Whernside which at 736 metres is the highest of the three.
6. Paul and Joe Hitch on Whernside summit. Still looking fit and strong at the trig point on the summit of Whernside we see the father and son combination of Paul and Joe Hitch who also made up the winning foursome in the Team Challenge competition with Vanessa and Phil. (see below). Although still only eleven Joe is a veteran of the Three Peaks Challenge, whilst Paul holds the distinction of being one of our select few Premier Gold Club members who crashed through the £1,000.00 per walk barrier for the £1,102.00 he raised in sponsorship for the 2005 walk. The only other Premier Gold Club members (as at the completion of the 2006 walk) are Phil Hemingway for his £1,256.00 raised for the 2004 walk, and Paul Slone who managed to raise a staggering £1,717-00 for his walk in 2005.
7. On the way to Ingleborough. With two down but Ingleborough still looming ahead this photo captures the essence of the last peak. With 21 miles complete but still ‘The Wall’ between the walkers and the final summit, Phil Hemingway, Vanessa Proctor, Gerard Mitchell and Debs Priest look to be feeling the strain. It’s good walking here on the pleasant carpet of grass but they know what is just ahead. They also know though that once it is conquered the top of ‘The Wall’ is almost at the final summit.
This leaves just the 3½ mile slog (including the infamous ‘Horton-in-Ribblesdale 1½ miles’ signpost) back to Horton and a very welcome beer in the garden at the Crown Hotel.
8. Phil and Vanessa - 2006 Team Challenge winners. Regardless of how tired they may have looked on the way to Ingleborough Vanessa Proctor and Phil Hemingway managed to tough it out and were members of the group which won the ‘Team Challenge’ with Paul and Joe Hitch who had unfortunately already left for home. In the background checking her photographic record of the day is Sharon Cooper and to the right we believe it to be the back of Theo Papamicheal. Putting a name to the begging hand poking into the left of the photo will take a bit more doing though. Any suggestions?
9. Where are we?... Here we see a photo of three bright intelligent women looking North, South, and West in an attempt to find the peak they’re supposed to be heading for. You know how it is ... you can never find something when you’re looking for it!
Helpful Tip : “It’s the big green lumpy thing behind you” (Phil Lynskey : 2007).
Famous Quote : “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” (William Congreve : 1697). (looks like there’ll be some trouble for this one) ...
