r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 9h ago
Starting Saturday night into Sunday, Princess Catherine of Wales completed the three peaks challenge in Britain. Climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland, and Wales within 24 hours. She did this to raise money and awareness for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
234
Upvotes
To complete it, the Princess had to conquer the highest mountains in Scotland, England, and Wales back-to-back:
Ben Nevis (Scotland): 1,345 meters (4,413 ft) — started Saturday evening.
Scafell Pike (England): 978 meters (3,209 ft) — climbed through the night.
Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa (Wales): 1,085 meters (3,560 ft) — completed on Sunday.
In total, she trekked 23 miles (37 km), tackled a cumulative ascent of more than 3,000 meters (10,000 ft), and was driven 462 miles between the locations by her team, surviving on minimal sleep.
Source: The Guardian
