The history of our challenge walks in words and pictures
Up to date financial details and other information about our fundraising activities
Annual financial details of the totals raised from our Walkers and Corporate Sponsors
Information about The Three Peaks Challenge Walk and the surrounding countryside
Information about The Chatsworth Challenge Walk, and the Chatsworth area.
Preparation, Hints & Tips
Handy tips and sound advice for tackling those demanding challenge walks
Some interesting features associated with our walks
Information about us and why we raise the sponsored funds
All the other bits we couldn’t fit in anywhere else
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chatsworthchallenge.com and threepeakschallenge.com are organisers of sponsored challenge walks to raise money for the Dave Owens and Frank Goodall Memorial Fund in support of nominated charities to fund cancer research, prevention, and treatment.
Total funds raised so far
£191,964.35
including... ThreePeaksChallenge
The four charities we currently represent. All of the money raised on our walks go to the four listed cancer charities to fund the research, prev-ention, and treatment of cancer.
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The charities we currently support. For further information see About The Charities.
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer.
Macmillan Cancer Relief
Macmillan Cancer Relief is a UK charity that works to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer.
Marie Curie
Marie Curie Cancer Care is working tirelessly for you and your loved-ones by challenging the disease through its work in cancer care and research.
Oesophageal Patients Association
Our objectives are to help new patients and their families cope with difficulties arising as a result of treatment, giving support and encouraging them to make a good recovery.
Walking, Hiking and Equipment Suppliers
Treksumo
Treksumo has been built to make choosing your hiking and expedition gear easy. We do the hard work of hauling equipment over big hills, getting cold and wet (with a smile on our faces) and wincing at the bitter sting of frostbite so that you can buy your gear with confidence. Put simply: our aim is to bring you the very best outdoor gears reviews so that you never have to worry about your choices. Want that little extra? Checkout our selection of hiking routes and extreme expeditions - there's something for everyone there.
A very informative site for serious hikers.
Outdoors Generations
Backpacking for Beginners: How to get started: Wandering around in the wilderness and soaking up the beauty of nature can make you feel happier and help you live a healthier life. But, backpacking and hiking can be challenging hobbies to start if you’re not familiar with a few basics. Let this backpacking for beginners guide illuminate everything you need to know. Before you know it, you’ll be hitting the trails and starting a new adventure!
A site dedicated to hiking, backpacking, and camping.
My Open Country: Live Life Outdoors
Improve your wilderness adventures with our in depth articles on hiking and backpacking skills, inspirational guides and awesome gear. A great site with walking guides, walking gear information, and inspiration for all hikers from kids to serious outdoor adventure back-packers.
Go4AWalk
This is the UK's Leading Website for Walking and Hiking" Extensive site covering walking and hiking. We all share is an absolute passion for the outdoors. Between us we must have decades of experience walking, climbing and biking both in the UK and overseas.
Excellent site. Loads of links to other sites.
Walking On The Web
Continuing to create an overview of walking in Europe. A walking site with loads of info about walks in Europe
Outdoors Magic
Outdoors magic strives to provide the fastest outdoors news for the UK enthusiast. Designed and built to bring outdoors enthusiasts together through the Internet to help you get more out of your sport, and to go places you wouldn't have thought of before. A large walking site which gives much information on equipment fitness gear etc. Has extensive info and links to other walking and outdoor sites.
Brilwalks
Constructed and managed by Barry Riley. A walkers site to record the walks undertaken by Barry and his family and friends
Three Peaks and North Yorkshire
BBC: North Yorkshire
Auntie’s own website. (North Yorkshire). Click on the link and you can navigate just about anywhere. Massive website which probably provides information about everything you wanted to know about everything.
Yorkshire Net
The internet gateway to Yorkshire. From Yorkshire Tourism to Yorkshire Business, YorkshireNet is THE guide to Yorkshire on the internet.
The Crown Hotel: Horton-In-Ribblesdale
The Crown Hotel is situated in the beautiful Ribble Valley, right on the riverbank, at the foot of Pen-y-ghent and is one of few hotels in the Yorkshire Dales National Park which actually stands on The Pennine Way. Hotel accommodation located amid the Yorkshire Three Peaks: Pen-y-Ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside.
Links to other information and hill walking related sites which you may find interesting. Whilst we unreservedly recommend that you click on their links to visit the site we do not have any connection with any of the sites and advise that usual online precautions are taken concerning privacy or if downloading information.
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Celebrating over 10 Years of Sponsored Fundraising
2003 to 2013
Improve your wilderness adventures with our in depth articles on hiking and back-packing skills, inspirat-ional guides and awesome gear.
A great site with walking guides, walking gear inform-ation, and inspiration for all hikers from kids to serious outdoor adventure back-packers.
The Chatsworth Challenge...
‘‘ Your challenge is to raise sponsorship - turn up and have a great day out walking with family and friends, and raise valuable funds in support of our four supported cancer charities ''... Can you take the challenge ?
If you took part in this year’s walk, and want to take the challenge again, OR...
If you’re reading this for the first time, and wish to take part in our annual walk, click on the following links for more details.
Get the Walk Application Form now for our next Chatsworth Challenge
chatsworthchallenge.com are organisers of fund raising challenge walks in support of the Dave Owens and Frank Goodall Memorial Fund to raise monies for nominated charities in support of cancer research, prevention, and treatment.
Page Acknowledgements
Text : Philip Lynskey : Gerard Mitchell
Images : Philip Lynskey
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