Sunday 10th January 2021 at 0830
Our journey to Ben Nevis starts with a meet and greet over coffee at the Pillars of Hercules café in the Falkland Estate inf Fife. There we will take you through what the challenge over the next 6 months looks like and answer any questions you are sure to have.
From there we will head out onto the low level trails around the Falkland Estate within the Lomond Hills Regional Park for a brisk walk during which will be opportunity for more detailed discussions around training plans for you to work on in the 4 weeks between Challenge meetings. Allan, your training mentor will give you his direct contact details so you can keep in touch weekly for coaching and guidance through the Challenge programme.
The day will last about 5 hours.
Sunday 10th January 2021 at 0830
Our journey to Ben Nevis starts with a meet and greet over coffee at the Pillars of Hercules café in the Falkland Estate inf Fife. There we will take you through what the challenge over the next 6 months looks like and answer any questions you are sure to have.
From there we will head out onto the low level trails around the Falkland Estate within the Lomond Hills Regional Park for a brisk walk during which will be opportunity for more detailed discussions around training plans for you to work on in the 4 weeks between Challenge meetings. Allan, your training mentor will give you his direct contact details so you can keep in touch weekly for coaching and guidance through the Challenge programme.
The day will last about 5 hours.
Sunday 7th February 2021 at 0900
Our second walk will be a day of walking the trails around Falkland Estate in the Lomond Hills Regional Park, this time taking in some elevation and views from one of the viewpoints in the park. For those not used to any sort of hill walking, this will be your first opportunity to test you hill legs!
On our route we will have time for further discussion on preparation and training plans for the remaining four walks as well as addressing your goal setting and progress so far.
The day will last about 6 hours.
Sunday 7th February 2021 at 0900
Our second walk will be a day of walking the trails around Falkland Estate in the Lomond Hills Regional Park, this time taking in some elevation and views from one of the viewpoints in the park. For those not used to any sort of hill walking, this will be your first opportunity to test you hill legs!
On our route we will have time for further discussion on preparation and training plans for the remaining four walks as well as addressing your goal setting and progress so far.
The day will last about 6 hours.
Sunday 7th March 2021 at 0900
Ben Vrackie stands tall behind Pitlochry and is a popular hill walk for those visiting the town. It gives a lovely view south out over the town into the lovely Perthshire countryside. This is our first chance to get out into the hills proper, and if you've not been before, you'll get to see and feel why it is such a joy to be outdoors in the Scottish wilderness.
We'll have more in-depth discussion of understanding the fundamentals of hill walking including what to wear and what to carry to make sure you are always prepared for any eventuality as well as how to walk on uneven terrain. There will also be a chance to see how a map and compass work.
This will be our first mountain, although just shy of the magical Munro height of 914m, Ben Vrackie is not to be underestimated, effort will be required to summit and take in its amazing views, so be ready! It's a great introduction to real highland walking
The day will last around 6 hours.
Sunday 7th March 2021 at 0900
Ben Vrackie stands tall behind Pitlochry and is a popular hill walk for those visiting the town. It gives a lovely view south out over the town into the lovely Perthshire countryside. This is our first chance to get out into the hills proper, and if you've not been before, you'll get to see and feel why it is such a joy to be outdoors in the Scottish wilderness.
We'll have more in-depth discussion of understanding the fundamentals of hill walking including what to wear and what to carry to make sure you are always prepared for any eventuality as well as how to walk on uneven terrain. There will also be a chance to see how a map and compass work.
This will be our first mountain, although just shy of the magical Munro height of 914m, Ben Vrackie is not to be underestimated, effort will be required to summit and take in its amazing views, so be ready! It's a great introduction to real highland walking
The day will last around 6 hours.
Saturday 3rd April 2021 at 0830
Now is where things get a wee bit more challenging. You are about to tackle your first multi-Munro ( although you may have done at least one more in training), it's time for a multi-summit walk.
Beinn a'Ghlo is a fantastic massif of some 22 km including over 1,200m of ascent. It's a mini mountain range all in itself with three separate peaks, all Munros. It has a relatively high start\finish point of around 340m at the car park at Loch Moraig and the going is mainly on good paths, although there are areas of wet, boggy ground.
Group fitness may determine whether two or three of the Munro summits can be achieved in our day but our initial goal will be all three.
It will take between 7 and 9 hours to complete all three Munros.
Saturday 3rd April 2021 at 0830
Now is where things get a wee bit more challenging. You are about to tackle your first multi-Munro ( although you may have done at least one more in training), it's time for a multi-summit walk.
Beinn a'Ghlo is a fantastic massif of some 22 km including over 1,200m of ascent. It's a mini mountain range all in itself with three separate peaks, all Munros. It has a relatively high start\finish point of around 340m at the car park at Loch Moraig and the going is mainly on good paths, although there are areas of wet, boggy ground.
Group fitness may determine whether two or three of the Munro summits can be achieved in our day but our initial goal will be all three.
It will take between 7 and 9 hours to complete all three Munros.
This one is over to you. Following a discussion with Challenge P.T. Allan, pick any walk in the recommended level from wayymarkoutdoor to be taken prior to mid June 2021 as final prep for the main event.
This one is over to you. Following a discussion with Challenge P.T. Allan, pick any walk in the recommended level from wayymarkoutdoor to be taken prior to mid June 2020 as final prep for the main event.
At last - the big day. It will be a truly memorable experience of seeing the sunrise from the highest point in the UK on the longest day of 2021.
This is a magnificent walk, a real achievement, as we will ascend the mountain track in darkness by torchlight. We will carefully ascend at a slow pace, it is in the dark after all, aiming to be on the summit by 0400, to await the sunrise at about 0430. We will celebrate the solstice with a wee dram of Malt Whisky or a mug of hot chocolate. Please note that the weather conditions are outwith our control and in the event of low cloud or other poor visibility, seeing the sunrise may not be possible.
Congratulations! You've now climbed Britain's highest peak and in the dark, well done. What's your next challenge?
At last - the big day. It will be a truly memorable experience of seeing the sunrise from the highest point in the UK on the longest day of 2020.
This is a magnificent walk, a real achievement, as we will ascend the mountain track in darkness by torchlight. We will carefully ascend at a slow pace, it is in the dark after all, aiming to be on the summit by 0400, to await the sunrise at about 0430. We will celebrate the solstice with a wee dram of Malt Whisky or a mug of hot chocolate. Please note that the weather conditions are outwith our control and in the event of low cloud or other poor visibility, seeing the sunrise may not be possible.
Congratulations! You've now climbed Britain's highest peak and in the dark, well done. What's your next challenge?
