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Your Three Peaks Challenge – Fitness and Training
Having organised Three Peaks Challenges for nearly six years now there's one constant thread that runs through every Challenge; the teams or individuals who have put the most into their preparations always finish faster, have a more enjoyable time and recover quicker...
Your Three Peaks Challenge – Socks
Socks are an essential part of your Three Peaks Challenge kit, but one often overlooked or ignored, mainly because they can be fairly expensive. A couple of pairs of good quality walking socks can literally make the difference between finishing in style or sitting out...
Your Three Peaks Challenge – Boots or trainers?
We list 2 or 3 season boots on our kit list for the Three Peaks Challenge but we often get asked the question if this is really necessary and if wearing trainers or approach shoes would be okay. The straight answer to this is no! The reason is that whilst trainers and...
The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Many people planning on undertaking the National Three Peaks Challenge often use the Yorkshire Three Peaks as a training walk, to build up stamina or to test their kit (and team mates!) before the event. The Yorkshire Three Peaks is a 12 hour Challenge which takes...
The Three Peaks Challenge – when to do it
One of the most common questions we get asked is "when is the best time to attempt the Three Peaks Challenge?" A very good question! There's no hard and fast answer but there are a couple of major issues to consider. Weather - People are often surprised how long snow...
Who Is It For
At Mountain and Glen we offer you a range of carefully created adventures, combined with our wealth of experience, at a reasonable price. We believe that everyone should be able to experience the outdoors in a safe but challenging environment and will go out of our...
Three Peaks Challenges 2011
The Three Peaks ChallengeIt's hard to believe that it's now 5 months since our final Three Peaks Challenge of 2010; we've been so busy planning our 2011 Challenges and the diary is filling up fast! We are the leading providers of Three Peaks Challenges in the UK. We...
Welcome to the Mountain and Glen Blog!
Mountain and Glen is a fresh, dynamic company totally committed to providing you with your best outdoor experience ever! Whether you’re looking for a Three Peaks Challenge event, guided walking, mountaineering, navigation training, survival skills or a charity...
What to expect
We pride ourselves on the safety of our operations and again, unlike many companies, our instructor to client ratios are fluid depending on group levels of experience, prevailing weather conditions and terrain. This means that everyone who experiences our adventures...