MOUNTAIN CHALLENGES & EVENTS
Let Mountain Specialists & Event Organisers host events for your Charity or Team
At Lakeland Mountain Guides, we’re passionate about delivering first-class mountain experiences—and since our founding, we’ve had the privilege of guiding thousands of people from all walks of life. We’re proud to hold a 5-star reputation across all major review platforms and maintain an impeccable safety record.
One of our key specialties is working with charities and corporate groups, helping them host exciting, safe, and rewarding mountain adventures. These events not only create unforgettable experiences but also serve to raise vital funds and strengthen team bonds.
Our portfolio includes large-scale events such as leading over 140 participants up Scafell Pike for a sunrise summit, raising an incredible £60,000 for charity. We’ve also organised physically demanding challenges like the Yorkshire Three Peaks, putting fundraisers to the test and helping them earn every penny of sponsorship.
We’ve built a strong reputation for delivering unique and memorable events, including many held at night. Our flagship event, the Lakeland Festival of Light, is a shining example—raising tens of thousands of pounds for various causes and showcasing our ability to create, manage, and market bespoke fundraising adventures.
When we work with charities and companies, our goal is to build lasting relationships. We aim to create high-quality, repeatable events that supporters look forward to year after year. Many of our charity partners now run multiple events annually with us, including organisations such as:
-
Orphans in Need
-
Islamic Help
-
Hospice at Home West Cumbria
-
St Mary’s Hospice
We’ve also collaborated with major brands looking to support charitable causes, including:
British Airways, Haribo, Colgate-Palmolive, Go Outdoors, IDHL, and many more.
DAYTIME CHALLENGES
Here is a selection of our most popular daytime challenges. These challenges last between 7-14 hours so they're pretty long days in the hills. For something a bit easier, we can organise something bespoke, or you may consider a day walk up a mountain such as Scafell Pike, Helvellyn, Snowdon or Ben Nevis.
DIFFICULTY:
The Keswick 3 Peaks Challenge is an ace challenge to take on if you want to 'test the water' with a mountain challenge event, or if you have a mixed ability group and want to cater for everyone. The challenge takes on an 18 mile circuit over three of the most popular fells surrounding Derwent Water, the lake that Keswick sits next to. You'll accrue a whopping 1000m of ascent as you tackle Catbells, Walla Crag and Latrigg, with the aim of getting around the route in less than 10 hours. A perfect challenge for the Spring / Autumn when the daylight hours are a little bit more restrictive! Click Here for more information
​
DIFFICULTY:
The Borrowdale10 Challenge is the brainchild of Lakeland Mountain Guides. The fells in Upper Borrowdale create an amazing horseshoe of giant fells, so we naturally saw a challenge in it! 5 of the peaks are in the top 10 highest peaks in England - including Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Great End. The aim is to complete the 12 mile route which contains 2000m ascent in under 12 hours.
This challenge is ideally suited to those with good fitness and serves as a great progression from the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. Click Here for more information.
DIFFICULTY:
THE YORKSHIRE 3 PEAKS CHALLENGE
The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge is a hard but super rewarding day out for any keen walker, no matter their experience. As the name suggests, the challenge is to summit the three highest peaks of Yorkshire in one single circuit. The distance totals 24.5 miles and the challenge is to complete it in under 12 hours.
Many groups find employing the services of a guide beneficial as they can also set the pace of the day, manage the group, be on hand to deal with any emergency situations and of course navigate. Click Here for more information.
THE TOTALLY BESPOKE CHALLENGE
Do you have specific requirements? Want to tie in some other activities such as Rock Climbing or Abseiling into the challenge? Want to deliver something totally unique to your team or fundraisers?
​
Get in touch with us and we will be more than happy to design a totally bespoke challenge for you. This can be anywhere in the UK!
THE NIGHT SERIES
Night events are one of our specialty, and they work really well as a fundraiser for your charity. Ascending an infamous mountain such as Snowdon for sunrise, or witnessing the sun dip into the sea from Scafell Pike is a magical experience, and almost certainly something most people wouldn't head out and do if it was part of an organised event.
DIFFICULTY:
Taking on a mountain at night is certainly a challenge, so why not make that mountain the highest mountain in Wales and make it a really good challenge! Our challenge is to climb Snowdon via the Llanberis Path and reach the summit shortly before sunrise. Weather permitting, we will then enjoy a spectacular sunrise. We descend back down the Llanberis path into the town, where a hearty and well earned breakfast can be enjoyed. This challenge event is a great choice for mixed ability groups, and for groups that want a more compact challenge event then some of the others above (approx. 7 hours). Click here for more Information
DIFFICULTY:
DIFFICULTY:
As with the above challenge, night walking is a real buzz. On this challenge you take on the highest mountain in England - Scafell Pike. We use the route from Wasdale to reach the rocky summit of Scafell Pike, from which we will hopefully enjoy an amazing sunrise lighting up the Lake District.
This challenge event is a great choice for mixed ability groups, and for groups that want a more compact challenge event then some of the others above (approx. 7 hours). Click here for more Information
Ramp up this classic walking challenge by undertaking it at night!
The evening starts by reaching the summit of Pen Y Ghent for sunset, and then it's time to chew up the miles under darkness. By the time you reach your third peak dawn will be breaking, and providing your mind or body hasn't broken first you'll enjoy the experience as the night is drawn to a close.
This is a super choice for mixed ability groups that want to do something a little bit different! Click here for more Information
EXTENDED CHALLENGES
THE TOTALLY BESPOKE NIGHT CHALLENGE
As previously mentioned, we're pretty confident in organising night events. The options on what mountains you could ascend or how many after dark are plentiful.
​
Get in touch with us and we will be more than happy to design a totally bespoke Night challenge for you. This can be anywhere in the UK!
If you have some fundraisers that are fit, have done some hillwalking before and really want to push themselves, then these challenges ought to do it! The easiest of these involves just 16 hours of walking, and it rises up to a full 24 hours. The failure rate isn't a small percentage, but that makes it a very worthwhile challenge to train and prepare for! Challenges like these really draw in the attention of sponsors and would be a good fundraising opportunity.
DIFFICULTY:
An adaptation of the Lakeland 3000's in 24 Hours. We've fine tuned the event and pulled a lot of the mileage but replaced it with more interesting and exciting routes up the peaks. On this challenge you will try and climb Skiddaw via Ullock Pike, Helvellyn via Striding Edge and both Scafell Pike and Scafell all before the sun sets! There is approximately 16 hours of walking involved in this challenge so being fit and experienced in the mountains is essential!
THE LAKELAND 3000's SUNSET CHALLENGE
DIFFICULTY:
The National Three Peaks Challenge is the most popular and well known of all walking challenges. The challenge is to reach the summit of all three national peaks within a 24 hour period. The challenge traditionally starts on Ben Nevis in Scotland (1,345m), followed by Scafell Pike in England (978m) and finally Snowdon (1,085m) in Wales. Although undertaken by thousands of people a year, it is a challenge that should not be taken lightly. In total you will walk a distance of 25 miles, climb a mountain in the dark and not get much (if any) sleep in over 24 hours!
DIFFICULTY:
THE LAKELAND 3000'S IN 24 HOURS
England hosts 4 mountains which stand over 3000ft, all of which are in the Lake District. Naturally this led to a walking challenge being created, a challenge to walk between the 4 peaks in one go. Starting and finishing in Keswick the route starts up Skiddaw (931m) and then heads down the Borrowdale valley to tick off Scafell (964m) and Scafell Pike (978m). The toughest section of the challenge now ensues as you make your way across to the Helvellyn range. Helvellyn (950m) is the fourth and final peak, after which a final 8 miles brings you to the finish.
THE TOTALLY BESPOKE CHALLENGE
Do you have specific requirements? Want to tie in some other activities such as Rock Climbing or Abseiling into the challenge? Want to deliver something totally unique to your team or fundraisers?
​
Get in touch with us and we will be more than happy to design a totally bespoke challenge for you. This can be anywhere in the UK!
