Climbing the 9 Highest Peaks In 9 Days

Q. My partner (age 52) and I (age 55) want to do 9 peaks in 9 days. The highest 3 in England, Scotland and Wales on 9 consecutive days.

We are reasonably fit walkers but have not done anything as challenging as this before. Most of our walking is here in East Anglia where we might cover the miles but we have not climbed mountains before.

Assuming we do the right training do you think we will be able to manage 9 peaks in 9 days? Or should we consider some rest days in between or doing less. We plan to do this mid June and we hope to raise a lot of money for charity.

Regards

Chris Hollingsworth,

A. I am 50 and I just completed the national 3 peaks in 24 hours (just under 23) after 3 months training. If your training doesn't include mountain climbs of similar height to the 9 you propose to do in 9 days, then you will not have done the right training. One of our team had only climbed one mountain during training and even though he was one of the fittest on other training walks, he almost didn't manage Snowdon (which is generally regarded as the easiest).

Steve Worrall, Bolton

The 3 highest mountains in Scotland are:

It is possible to walk Ben Macdui (Beinn MacDuibh) and Braeriach (Braigh Riabhach) in the same day - but this would be very, very arduous.

The 3 highest mountains in Wales are:

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) and Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) are close neighbours and can easily be done during the same walk (follow the links for details).

The 3 highest mountains in England are:

You can walk Scafell Pike and Sca Fell in a single day (follow the links for details).

You could even include Helvellyn - but this is not very practical.

For more information about the criteria used to define a mountain see About UK Mountains & Hills and A Mountain is a Mountain - isn't it?

Let us know how you get on . . .

Mike (Editor)

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