Three Peaks Challenge: Team Boomerang Reaches New Heights!
Here at Boomerang, we love a challenge.
Through our Carpe Diem initiative, we are always encouraging students to push themselves.
Earlier this year, we decided to put our money where our mouth was and sign up to the Three Peaks Challenge!
Read on to find out a bit more about what we got up to last week 🙂
Ben Nevis official image…
Scafell Pike official image…
Snowdon official image…
What does the challenge involve?
The Three Peaks Challenge involves climbing (or attempting to climb) the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales:
Ben Nevis in Scotland – 1345 metres
Scafell Pike in England – 978 metres
Snowdon in Wales – 1085 metres
The Boomerang experience
Last week 17 brave members of the Boomerang team headed up to Scotland by coach, ready to start the Ben Nevis ascent at 5am.
It was cold, wet and windy but we managed it nevertheless!
Next, we got back on the coach and drove to the Lake District, trying to catch a few hours’ sleep before the Scafell Pike night-time climb…
Another successful (and incredibly tiring) climb under our belts, we embarked on the last leg to Wales, excited for the final climb – Snowdon.
As tempting as the Snowdon train was, our entire team remained determined to complete the challenge – the cafe stop at the top of Snowdon may have helped with this!
Our Ben Nevis experience…
Our Snowdon experience…
Our Scafell Pike experience…
Our stats
- Ben Nevis time: 5 hours 42 mins
- Scafell Pike time: 4 hours 33 mins
- Snowdon time: 5 hours 41 mins
- Total distance covered: 27 miles (44 km)
We’d like to say a huge thank you to Rom at YOLO Fitness for keeping us motivated and leading us to victory with this incredible challenge! What shall we do next?
Tweet @BoomEdLtd with any ideas on what we could do for our next challenge!
