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Students and Staff Conquer the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

12 June 2026

On Tuesday 9th June, ten students from North Notts College’s Sport, Protective Services courses, alongside five members of staff, successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in an incredible time of 11 hours and 55 minutes, raising money for three fantastic charities while demonstrating outstanding resilience, teamwork and determination.

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⛰️ Challenge Accepted. Challenge Conquered. 🥾 On Tuesday students and staff successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in an incredible 11 hours and 55 minutes. Despite facing rain, hailstones and strong winds, the team showed outstanding resilience, determination and teamwork to conquer all three peaks. We’re incredibly proud of everyone involved! 👏 Read the full story on our website. 💻 #Yorkshire3Peaks #ChallengeAccepted #StudentSuccess #Teamwork #NorthNotts

♬ Reflections on 52nd – AGM3

The challenge requires participants to cover approximately 24 miles and summit the three highest peaks in the Yorkshire Dales within 12 hours:

  • Pen-y-ghent – 694m
  • Whernside – 736m (Yorkshire’s highest peak)
  • Ingleborough – 723m
A group of people wearing walking gear stood in a line on a stoney path, clouds in the blue sky behind them
At Ingleborough
A group of people wearing walking gear stood next to a stone wall, the sky behind looking dark
At Whernside
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During the Yorkshire Three Peaks hike
Hills with green grass, a waterfall in the background flowing down between the hills
A waterfall on the Yorkshire Three Peaks hike

The team travelled to YHA Hawes on Monday 8th June to prepare for the challenge before an early 4:30am wake-up call on Tuesday. After breakfast, they headed to the start point and set off at 7:20am, ready to take on the demanding route.

Throughout the day, the group faced challenging conditions, including rain, hailstones and strong winds. Despite the weather and the physical demands of the hike, the team showed incredible determination and supported one another every step of the way.

Their efforts paid off as they crossed the finish line in an official time of 11 hours and 55 minutes, completing the challenge with just five minutes to spare.

A group of people in walking gear stood in the rain next to a sign that says Ribblesdale
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A special thank you goes to Jo, who organised the event and supported the team throughout the day. Acting as the safety vehicle driver, she met the group at each rendezvous point, checking on their welfare, replenishing supplies, providing food and drinks, and offering encouragement when it was needed most. Her organisation and support played a vital role in the success of the challenge, and we couldn’t have done it without her.

As a college, we are immensely proud of every student and member of staff who took part. Their resilience, commitment and teamwork throughout the challenge truly reflected the values of our college community.

An image from Strava showing an image of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, distance 40km time 8 hours and 49 minutes, elevation 1,660 metres
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Green grass with a large flat stone showing with the words '3 Peaks' in white

Congratulations to everyone involved on an outstanding achievement!

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