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The team at WILA are undertaking the The National Three Peaks Challenge which involves climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales, within 24 hours on Saturday 17th September.

This is for a local charity, Helen & Douglas House.  They are a home from home for local terminally ill children and their families. They provide round-the-clock care in a warm, loving environment. They are a comforting cocoon filled with laughter, a peaceful place where families can create happy memories in their last days, weeks, months or years together.

At Helen & Douglas House, the world’s first children’s hospice, they care for babies and children up to the age of 18.  Parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents are all part of the Helen & Douglas House family.  At the toughest time of their lives, they give families the time and space to enjoy the precious moments they have left with each other. In the midst of exhaustion and grief, they help them cope with their child’s final days.

The challenge has a total walking distance is 23 miles (37km) and the total ascent is 3064 metres (10,052ft) - twice the ascent of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, over a similar total walking distance. 

The three mountains are:

• Snowdon, in Wales (1085m)
• Scafell Pike, in England (978m)
• Ben Nevis, in Scotland (1345m)

A popular misconception is that the three mountains that form the challenge are the three tallest on the British mainland. Rather, they are the tallest mountains within each representative country: Scafell Pike is the tallest in England; Snowdon, the tallest in Wales and Ben Nevis the tallest in Scotland.

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