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Welcome • Your guide to climbing the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales

What is the Three Peaks Challenge? • Your introduction to a grand adventure spanning three countries… and the highest point of a nation.

What kind of THREE PEAKER are you? • The Three Peaks Challenge doesn’t have to be done over 24 hours, and there are plenty of routes to pick on each mountain. Take this quiz to discover which options suit you best.

Choose the best routes for you… • The following 60 pages are dedicated to Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – and the best routes to climb them by. Use the key below for a quick guide to the challenges you'll face on each route, then select the ascent that best suits your level of experience and ability.

Ben Nevis • Britain’s highest mountain: 1345m/4,411ft

Ben Nevis: a miscellany • Every schoolkid knows it’s the UK’s highest; but here’s some less likely lore about this Scottish whopper…

THE MOUNTAIN TRACK • There's no more popular route to the top of Britain than the Ben Nevis Mountain Track. Here’s how to walk it, with a first-timer as your guide.

Ben Nevis Mountain Track

THE CARN MOR DEARG ARÊTE • Without doubt the most spectacular walker’s route to the summit of Britain, this spicy ridge unforgettably presents the vision of Ben Nevis as a jagged rocky giant.

Ben Nevis CMD ARÊTE

THE LEDGE ROUTE • This is the toughest route a hillwalker can take to the roof of Britain. If you’re looking to spice up your mountain adventures this year, read on…

Ben Nevis The Ledge Route

The quiet side of Ben Nevis • If you want The Ben all to yourself, the green slopes of Glen Nevis offer two short, steep and spectacular routes to the summit.

Ben Nevis danger spots • The summit plateau of Britain’s highest mountain is fraught with danger. Here’s how to descend from it safely – in any weather.

Climbing Ben Nevis: common questions

Scafell Pike • England’s highest mountain: 978m/3,209ft

Scafell Pike: a miscellany • We’re all aware it’s England’s highest; but here are some less well-known facts about the peerless pike…

HOLLOW STONES • Often dimissed as the ‘boring’ way to the summit of Scafell Pike, this famous route from Wasdale shows off many of the mountain’s most majestic features.

Scafell Pike via Hollow Stones

THE CORRIDOR ROUTE • While the popular plod from Wasdale scratches at the surface of Scafell Pike, this masterclass of a route delves deep into the belly of the beast.

Scafell Pike Corridor Route

THE COCKLY PIKE RIDGE • Fancy spicing up your journey to the summit of Scafell Pike? Then head for Cockly Pike Ridge – the greatest scramble you’ve never heard of.

Scafell Pike via Cockly Pike Ridge

3 more routes to the top

Scafell Pike danger spots • Scafell Pike and its sister peak Scafell are the two highest points in England, and their dangers shouldn’t be underestimated. Their multi-faceted massif is littered with scrambles, drops and pathless scree, making knowledge of the safest routes essential – whatever the weather.

Climbing Scafell Pike: common questions

Snowdon • Wales’ highest mountain: 1085m/3,560ft

Snowdon: a miscellany • Giants, kings, monsters and over half a million walkers every year have all fallen under Snowdon’s spell.

PYG TRACK • This little path with massive views unlocks Snowdon’s summit for a wide range of walkers.

Snowdon Pyg Track

THE SOUTH RIDGE • Quiet and remote, angular and adventurous; this is the side of Snowdon you’re not supposed to know about.

Snowdon South Ridge

CRIB GOCH • The blade-like ridge of Crib Goch is Snowdon’s...