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Trying to find a good target for the summer, and am considering trying the Pure 3 Peaks (national). The bit that is daunting me is that some websites suggest that there is around 6km of height gain on the cycling sections, which looks horrendous. (I was planning to try it over 3 days, which would mean about almost Fred Whitton amounts of height gain each day with walking and biking combined)
Anyone done it?
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The 3 peaks in cycling takes place in the Yorkshire dales in Sept but i sense you don't mean that one.
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The 3 peaks in cycling takes place in the Yorkshire dales in Sept
Indeed, I tried entering that one a few years ago but the blighters wouldn't let me since I hadn't done enough (any) races.
It's the national 3 peaks I'm thinking of.
I'm assuming it's Ben Nevis / Scafell / Snowdon.
There's already a 24hr Three Peaks challenge which is universally loathed by outdoorsy people and Mountain Rescue because it's basically a driving challenge - start at BN drive down to Scafell, crash through various bits of the Lakes at the dead of night, wake up the locals, bugger off and drive down to Snowdon then climb/descend that all inside 24hrs.
The Pure Peaks seeks to do the same but inside 4 days by cycling between Ben Nevis, Scafell & Snowdon then walking/running the climbs.
6000m of height gain sounds about right for riding of that distance/duration. It's over 4 days though so not exactly outside the scope of any reasonably fit roadie.
There's already a 24hr Three Peaks challenge which is universally loathed by outdoorsy people
Agreed, it's not the 3 peaks driving challenge I'm after doing.
In terms of duration, I was planning to aim for 3 days. That seems a good compromise. 2 days would be utterly impossible for me and 4 days is just a cycle tour really.
6000m of height gain sounds about right for riding of that distance/duration.
That 6000 doesn't include the actual mountains, it's just the cycling. Seemed like a heck of a lot to me... almost half the gradient of the Fred Whitton unless I'm mistaken.