The National Three Peaks · on foot, solo, self-supported
485 miles, three peaks, and not a single Uber.
I'm Ewan. Not a runner, and not built like one. I walked from Ben Nevis to Scafell Pike to Snowdon, solo, self-supported, covering every single mile in between. Along the way I raised money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
The challenge
You might know the "Three Peaks Challenge" as something people do in 24 hours: Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, driving between them, summiting each once. This isn't that.
This was the same three peaks, but walking the entire distance between them too, solo, self-supported, fully on foot the whole way. No vehicles, public transport, or cycling at any point. I gave myself 17 days as a guess going in; it took 22.
Ben Nevis (Scotland) → Scafell Pike (England) → Snowdon (Wales), walking the whole way between them, not just the summits.
I'd never done anything like this before (no back-to-back ultra-distance days, nothing close), so I genuinely didn't know what shape it would take. Turned out to be 22 days, a few route changes along the way, and a lot more climbing than I'd planned for.
Donate to Macmillan Cancer Support
I'm supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Cancer touches almost everyone's life eventually, one way or another, and Macmillan is there for people living with it, right now, with real practical and emotional support. Every pound you give goes straight to them.
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Tracked by satellite beacon the whole way, then checked properly against the real trail and road network afterwards, so these are the actual walked distances, not just the planned ones.
The straight-line distance from Ben Nevis to Snowdon is about 260 miles. I walked 485, which is 1.86 times that, give or take whatever a GPS beacon can be held to.
Follow along
Updates I posted along the way, signal and energy permitting. Some days there wasn't much to say beyond "still alive, feet still attached."
No updates posted.
Why "Not Quite Forrest"?
Someone unlikely, not built for it, deciding to just start walking and not really stopping.