The glorious weather and 502 participants attending made a very enjoyable and memorable day. The event is all about the walkers achieving their objective in pushing themselves to their own physical and mental limit.

Encouraging each other to carry on, shows our true character. There were so many individual experiences and stories to tell. Personal photos will be cherished for a long time to come.

Results:

• 537 registered
• 132 completed all three peaks
• 77 managed two peaks- 18 miles.
• 109 tackled one long peak – 16 miles
• 164 completed one peak- 9 miles.
• 30 were not able to attend on the day.
• Many participants were first timers with children.

The weather was perfect but there was very strong winds which meant that many walkers were time delayed and had to retire after 2 peaks. Father and son (aged 8.8) team from Slough completed 3 peaks in 12.20hrs. He is the youngest to date. Previous youngest was 9 years old few years ago.

All the donations were for SEWA UK charity No 1135425.

So far just over £18518 has been raised as of 28 October 2018. “CTA” Charity Through Adventure has, over the years, given many people opportunities for training and encouragement to enjoy hill walking. Our team of experienced guides played a big role in looking after and assisting walkers.

Many tail-enders completed just outside the 12 hour target. Our ethos is to encourage new participants to hill walking.

Behind the scene there were 25 volunteers looking after registration, first aid, transport service, serving water, fruits, samosas, nuts and chocolates. Hot drinks and biscuits were served to all finishers. All litter was safely distributed to participants to take home to their own waste bins.

OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL PARK AND ENVIRONMENT

Our CTA team also participated in litter picking on the route on 20 May 2018. We collected 6 large bin bags. Got plenty of applause from other walkers. We are going to make litter picking an annual event. We are also encouraging participants to use less plastic bottles. SEWA UK has donated £500 to Yorkshire National Trust towards the path maintenance and upkeep.

Thank you to all the participants over the years who have given immense satisfaction to all our volunteers. Thanks to numerous group leaders for their time in bringing participants each year. Our dedicated CTA Team Volunteers are doing a wonderful job and please be aware that your contribution is greatly appreciated by all participants.

Join us next year on Sunday 26 May 2019!