Five landscapes
A collection designed around distinct mountain environments across England and Wales.
About The 3 Peaks Series
One bigger reason
to keep climbing.
The 3 Peaks Series connects five UK mountain challenges through a single collectible goal—making every finish the start of what comes next.
Why it exists
Beyond the
one-off.
A great challenge stays with you. The 3 Peaks Series gives that achievement somewhere to go: another landscape, another team story and another piece of the complete collection.
Each challenge is meaningful on its own. Together, the five create a longer arc—one that can belong to an individual, a group of friends or an entire organisation.
The idea / 01—05
Five challenges.
One clear system.
Fifteen peaks
Every challenge combines three summits into one achievement worth preparing for and remembering.
Any order
The collection adapts to the person, team, location and opportunity. There is no prescribed first step.
Shared progress
One participant can pursue 5 / 5—or an organisation can reach it collectively across different teams.
One collection
Five physical pieces connect separate mountain days into a single, visible story of progression.
THE COLLECTION05interlocking pieces
- 01Peak DistrictSeries medal piece
- 02Lake DistrictSeries medal piece
- 03Brecon BeaconsSeries medal piece
- 04SnowdoniaSeries medal piece
- 05YorkshireSeries medal piece
Approved year-free medal artwork will replace this staging index before production.
A reason to go again
The finish becomes
the next beginning.
Complete a recognised challenge and earn its piece. Add the other four in any order, with no default deadline, until the complete 3 Peaks Series comes together.
Final production medal designs are currently in development. The principle will stay constant: five separate achievements, designed to become one.
Explore the collection →What the brand stands for
Serious mountains.
Human ambition.
Premium and cinematic does not mean inaccessible. The 3 Peaks Series is for people who want to prepare for something genuinely difficult and memorable.
Demanding, not exclusionary
The Series should feel significant without presenting mountain challenge as the preserve of elite athletes.
Prepared, not performative
Good planning, appropriate fitness, suitable kit and respect for conditions matter more than macho language.
Collectible, not disposable
Every challenge stands alone, while the five-piece system gives participants a reason to keep going.
Flexible, not fragmented
Individuals, charities and larger organisations can enter in different ways without losing the same core idea.
Behind the experience
Created and operated by
Challenge Central.
The 3 Peaks Series is an independent adventure brand from Challenge Central—the team behind organised corporate, charity and individual challenge events.
For commissioned programmes, the agreed scope can bring together route planning, participant communications, event leadership, logistics, safety documentation and the finish experience. Exact inclusions are confirmed for each programme.
Where will you start?
One mountain day
can change the plan.
Explore the five challenges, choose a team programme or understand all three ways into the Series.