Off to the dales to attempt the 3 peaks. Traditionally the 3 peaks are tackled in one day within 12 hours and in fact there is also a yearly race where some athletic dudes cover this 26 mile route over hills/cross country in about 4 hours. We decided to do it in two days, take it easy and enjoy the scenery. Camped at the starting point and as we would not complete the whole route in one day, we pre-positioned cars at the half way point to take us back to the camp site. The first hill, Pen-y-ghent - actually welsh, for something like the winding hill, was quite steep on one side which we climbed and it was so steep it was making me a bit giddy, but manageable. We had super weather the first
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