The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside & Ingleborough 

Did this last month, July 30th with some work colleagues. Had torrential rain all day, zero visibility! So this video actually helped to show some of the views we missed!

I’ve got to admit I was looking forward to this video and it didn’t disappoint. Great challenge and all for a good cause, well done 👍

Great film, thank you for doing this. I've just agreed to do the 3 Peaks next year so it certainly shows what's ahead of me...and that I need to get some miles in my legs! Thanks again for sharing 👍.

It is really helpful for anyone like me who are planning for this challenge. Thank you. We will do in May.

Great vid Completed this for my 51st Birthday great walk but my feet were well knackered by the end , keep up the good work

Well done all. Great video. I did it in just over 11 hours about 6 weeks ago, so your video brought back some great memories.

Watching this video has given me itchy feet! lol can’t wait to do it myself! Massive well done guys!👏🏻

Love the video Im going to do the 3 peaks on my 14th birthday in April because ive done them all individually this inspired me so much keep up the good work

Well done Dean and Lisa. Glad the weather Gods were happy on the day - those views! Now I know what the view from Pen Y Gent are like and got to see inside the cafe, very different from our day on the Pennine Way. Really enjoyed the video. Julie

Well done dean and the team. That is something that is definitely on my bucket list. Keep up the good work

Brilliant. Completed Y3P on Sunday (24/04/22) This video bought back memories 😃🥳🥇

Well done guys, great effort. Great video again Dean and big love to the guy in the forest top. If anyone needs inspiration for the 3 peak challenge, this is it.

Thank you so much for posting this i am doing this challenge next month and though its still a good challenge, this has made me feel so much better about doing it 😊

Great vid as usual.👍 Congratulations to all ....

I completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Tuesday, 7th June 2022. I also had perfect weather conditions and it was a fantastic 25 mile route. Loved every minute, even managed to see the steam train at Ribblehead Viaduct. No support group needed, a solo effort.

Enjoyed the video, Dean. A great challenge in aid of a very worthy cause. Just made a small donation as well. :-) All the best.

Did it a couple of weeks ago. Loved the video.

Done all three separately. Beautiful peaks. I will do it all in one go eventually. Great video. Definitely got a new subscriber.

Well done to you all. I think we need to venture over that way we can see one of those fells from Morecambe and keep saying we must do it, this has given us the drive to go , now we have completed the wainwrights we are walking for pleasure so now to research and head over thanks for sharing ATB Leona and chris

Dean Read's videos are always great for the 'scenery'. And the views of nature aren't bad either.

You got some awesome weather for it! Planning on doing it in around April time.

Did it in 2015 and doing it again in June this year with some old Army mates to raise some funds for Combat Stress, a bunch of sixty three year olds but I’m confident we’ll do it. I actually went up Ingleborough today for a bit of a practice and I had a great time.

Great video Dean! I did the Three Peaks for the second time on June 30th last year, must’ve been the hottest day of the year... unpleasant but very rewarding in the end! Looks like you had a pretty nice day for it

Very helpful, Thanks dear, we are planing to go this Friday

Great video Dean,you were lucky with the weather. I've clocked in many times at the Pen-y-ghent Cafe but sadly won't be doing again as it's now closed. Love the walk...hardest part for me (always) the descent from Whernside,though it was more tolerable a few years ago as I was listening to a Cuckoo. Hope you enjoyed the pint,both pubs are a very welcome site when you finish...and so is the camp-site run by LEGEND Chris Sutcliffe (by the Golden Lion).

Great video bud ..........got to say I'm glad I did it ........But it was the hardest thing I've ever done .....And your video reminds me of how tough it really was .....Well done

TV worthy with such a nice intelligent presenter. Well done 👍

Did this in May 2019 starting at Ribblehead,,whernside,ingleborough and pen y ghent,26 miles when 66,,pre training the tor’s of Dartmoor and the hills and valleys of Exmoor,

Well done to you all - great walk in a good time too! Thanks for sharing - bet you enjoyed that beer!

Just come across your RU-vid channel after searching for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks - cracking content. Looking forward to doing the challenge myself. Completed the National a few years back but this feels like a different type of challenge.

Enjoyed watching -thanks! Next time you could do it on a day when there isn't an event on and you'll enjoy the scenery more.

Thanks for this brilliant video Dean. I have just signed up on Friday 13th November 2020 to do my first (maybe more in the future who knows) walking for Alzheimer's Society in June 2021.

Well done but it must have been hard work, especially in this weather. I did one, as a practice for the 3 peaks with my friends but fell ill the day before, so had to cry off, unfortunately. They all did it but all said, never again lol! Great watch, cheers Alan

I found the walk down from Ingleborough to be the longest part, knowing the pub was waiting at the end that is! Heard you mention wild camping on this video, so there's another subscriber mate!

I did this walk with three friends in about 1954 or 1955 in 11 hours 5 minutes. In those days it was mostly just straight across country There were certainly no stone steps on any footpath , there werer pretty well no footpaths, It was a good walk, about the hardest part was crossing the limestone at the foot of the climb up Ingleborough and then going straight up the tussock slope, there ceretainly was no path at that time, Kendal Mint Cake gave us the energy to climb the slope

Awesome vid mate I did it today for the first time really enjoyed it

This is a toughie, at 63 i went round starting at Ingleborough then struggled up Whernside and got to the foot of Pen-Y-Ghent and did not have the mental or physical strength to get to the top so took the footpath back down to Horton-in-Ribblesdale. It was beautiful weather and scenery and went round with a great group of people. Next time more prior training and i will only take wha i need in the rucksack!

Great video ☺️👍🏽 I’m hoping to do the 3 peaks for the 2nd time in June for my local animal sanctuary.. your video is useful as I last did it in 2008 and now I’m so much older 🥺😄

I’ve done this walk many times and would strongly recommend it. You don’t need to be especially fit, but the main thing is for your feet to hold up. If your feet blister it will become a pretty hard slog, so for anyone considering giving it a go make sure your footwear isn’t going to give you problems. I must have done it 7 or 8 times and overall finishing times have varied between 9 to 10.5 hrs. Definitely make sure you get an early start as you don’t want to worry about running out of daylight.

Very well done

Great video

Great video Dean

completed the 3 peaks and raised 7k, completed it in just under 12 hours the other week but rained heavily at the 2 peak and 3rd so i missed all the views looks beautiful in nice weather, defiantely doing it again in clear forcast well done!

Did it in May as part of my 60th birthday celebrations. 8 hours 50 mins. Was an overcast misty day. Visibility top of Inglebrough was around 10 feet! Sun came out on the way down. Discovered Im not a fan of scammbling!!!

It was nice to see Lisa not hiding from the camera for a change, she's really a natural.

Hi dean nice one mate congrats to you and all who took part for a worthy cause very well done Take care dean atvb chris

Great to see the retro Forest top - nice video

2:44 You Reds! Good video, doing it tomorrow!

did it weekend just gone in 11hrs 9mins so similar pace. We Started at Ingleborough though (due to logistical reasons with the hotel location) and I must say challenging Whernside last is deadly! that long unrellenting uphill from the railway lines was very very tough! the decent almost vertical!

Wow..I would absolutely love to do this

Wow you guys did amazingly we did just ingleborough on Sunday and that was tough enough as a stand alone.

Can’t believe he was drinking warm beer 😳 Nice video though. Planning to run this route in summer… pretty sure there is a route straight up the side of Whernside as like you said, it’s a bit of a drag around to the East and up 🙂

Me and my daughters are watching this laid in bed and have all said you have the perfect voice to tell bedtime stories

If your doing this tab and want a fast time forget the ` traditional ` route do the far hill first an run back over the train tracks leave Pen -Y gent till last you will save at least 50 minutes

Men and women at work. Lovely video. Best wishes from ireland.

A superb watch and listen Dean. Peanut butter and vegemite...yum. A great effort and all in support of a very worthy cause. Paul :)

I am doing this in May with my mountain guide who I have done 88 munros with and other mountains .

God i remember doing this for charity 20 years ago, heavy smoker, no prep, a small bottle of water and my smart brown leather work shoes thinking "yeh 3 peaks for charity they couldn't make it that bad could they? Nah of course not". I learnt a valuable lesson that day so did my feet lol. Beautiful scenery though and the pint after it was done was much needed.

Completed the 3 peaks last week in 10hours 50minutes. It's a tough walk but very rewarding! Training is essential, please don't wing it. Good luck to anyone who is yet to complete it x

Great video. Would it be nuts to do this on the 04th of December or doable? Thinking is it still easy to follow in poor visibility? Thanks.

What a great video and trek! Thanks for sharing! I'm planning on doing it soon, what advice do you have for navigation? Also is it cheating to say be dropped off near one base, walk to the 3 peaks and get picked up at the final base? Or should I do the full loop back to the start?

Another fantastic video dean! I want to do this with my mrs this year, would you recommend going on an organised walk? Or is it quite simple to follow the trails etc. Thanks

Ginger 11:14:14 - is very impressive. Well Done - missed seeing your lovely daughter. Cheers

I have wanted to do this challenge for over 2 years now. I go to a brain injury group and the man who set the group up has done this challenge 3 times once a year for last 3 years. It’s been a long debate between us weather I’d manage it I’m determined I would he’s not so sure. This year he has been saying it’s too high risk for him to take people from the group to do any of the peaks, but last week he finally said next year we will do one peak. So I’m keen to make sure he sticks to his promise and to prove I will manage fine. I know it will be tough as we did 9 mile at hope valley last year and it was me struggling with that which put him off doing more so I’m seeing this one peak as a test to see if it’s realistic to want to complete all 3. I have got a lot of training to do with limited areas with hills and steps but will do all I can. Does running help get fitness up for the this challenge? I know it’s not a running challenge but I’m thinking running makes you breathe faster same as walking uphills and steps so maybe it could help.

Brilliant yet again. Im really wanting to do it. Just need a couple of people to help me along 😊 the peak district is helping gain a bit of fitness

Hi Dean. Planning to do 3 peaks in August. I've done there highest in UK Nevis, Snowdonia and scafell. How do they they compare? That's if you've done the other three.

Well done Dean and Lisa!! So lucky with the weather, were you stiff and sore the following day? Shame the iconic cafe is no longer :(. Julie

Great job I’m going to be doing this in February and I’m only 15 any tips/ advice

Great Video! I'm looking at doing this tomorrow. Was shocked by the amount of other people on the trail. Was this a weekend?

My legs were aching for a week after. Did not help with my toes bruised slightly with slightly small boots especially walking downhill. I’ll do it again i hope sometime.

Its a great challenge

Will admit i’m slightly intimated by it. I’m planning on doing it with a close friend as we’re both fundraising to travel abroad to teach English. Slightly worried about the distance and not being able to do it but thank you for the video. I look forward to trying

Well done Dean. How does it feel to be back on the Pennine Way again? We last saw you huddled to Chris behind the wall on the Summit of Pen-y-Ghent a few years ago :)

I am determined to do these hopefully next year. I go to a brain injury charity every week to meet people who’s had brain injury like me. I was in car accident 7 years back luckily ok now and the man who set the charity up has done this challenge every year for last 3 year. He made the mistake of saying I wouldn’t manage this challenge which made me want to prove him wrong. We did do a 10 mile walk in hope valley and I did struggle. I managed I was never ever going to give in even when I felt dizzy and had to sit down. I was the only person that believed I was going to finish the walk and I did. But cos of that they decided no more tough walks like that. So now after much discussion I’m onto plan 2 which is training on my own to show them I would manage then hopefully go with the man when he does them again.

Want to do this so much. I attend a group and the man who set the group up has done this challenge 3 times and doesn’t think I’d manage it. This is where it gets tricky cos he is responsible for everyone who goes there so to do this with me and anyone else he would be responsible to make sure everyone was ok. Now I would much rather just do them without him having to be responsible but that’s not possible. We have had a few changes of plan due to him having to be responsible and me struggling on a walk in Hope Valley. Last year after me struggling at Hope Valley he said no more walks like that ruling out ever doing any of the peaks. Cut long story short I have done some hill training and kept on wanting to do 3 Yorkshire peaks. He has now backed down a bit and agreed we will do ONE peak this year. He is wanting to see on app on my phone any walking I do probably so he can make sure I will manage one peak which I will. What happens after we’ve done one isn’t decided yet as until we do one we won’t agree as I want to do 2 or 3 next and he’s not sure as it will depend on how I get on.

How much food do you take?

I am doing this next weekend. Last did the challenge aged twelve. Should be interesting.

Well done all...

Kewl video! Do you know by any chance if the pubs/shops on the way allow to refill water? 😬 Afraid that we won't have a support group that refuelles us haha

Not able to see route on ViewRanger app as it's saying it's a private track?

Well you certainly managed to capture how busy it gets on this walk, which is an aspect often neglected.

8:32 Best part of the video was seeing a Sheffield United badge in the rear window of that car! Only joking.... been eyeing up this challenge recently and was aiming for end of January. Because of daylight hours it will be tough to fit it all in without the need of a torch. Was wondering what month of the year you did this? And the one thing you didn't show was the apparent long slog between summits 1 and 2? But this video has helped us look at what to expect. Would you advise on wild camping over night?

Did it in 1981 aged 20,wanting to do it again 2021 after watching this.2020 has been cancelled due to lack of interest.

Well done . I really like this video. Very informative and makes it look easy challenge wise except when you reach Ingleborough. The video gives the details about what to expect for the first timers. Any more tips would you give for less experienced climbers who are doing challenge first time without guides other than carrying map and compass 🧭 and right equipments. Thanks in advance 😊.

Just wanted to know what footwear did you use for the hike ?

Theres a lot of people there! What month did you do this?

I’m doing this (with my dads work) in October

Doing all 3 tomorrow with lads from work

I’m a Complete novice but these peaks have always interested me , is it advisable to do them one by one first ? If so can you park at any of them and return to the car without going off the trail ? Thanks

How hard was this to do? Thinking of doing it with work for gosh. I've done scarfell pike twice last time 2 weeks ago I did it in 2 hours 50 up and 1 hour 30 down , done snowdan last month and doing Ben nevis next month.

I have climbed up penny Ghent onse before now I am going to climb inglebroue

Are you guys from the derbyshire area? Seems like it with the places you visit... Me and a few mates just did the national three peaks in under 24 hours, have you tried it?

Planning on doing this walk in October any tips?

GO ON TIM.. MY GUY! 😂

Any toilet breaks along your route?

Almost as bad as the queues on Everest 😂

What's a forest fan in Yorkshire for

Who is the Blade? (I saw the car sticker)

Vegimite, sounds like a non meateaters marmite lol awesome effort everyone atb Barry

Which is the easier the three for 60 year old getting back into walking after knee annd back problems 😀