The Welsh 3000s Challenge | A solo attempt at the hardest day hike in Wales

My successful solo attempt of the Welsh 3000s challenge.

The Welsh 3000s challenge involves attempting to summit all 15 mountains in Wales  above 3000ft within 24 hours.

All 15 mountains are located in Snowdonia National Park and are spread across three mountain ranges: The Snowdon Massif, The Glyderau, and The Carneddau.

The 24-hour time limit starts when you reach your first peak and stops as soon as you reach the last. Depending on the route you take the challenge is around 40-42km in length and involves 3,100m of elevation gain.

However when you factor in the hike up to the first peak and the descent down from the last peak, the challenge is over 50km in length and involves nearly 3,700m of elevation gain.

My attempt was undertaken solo on the 28th August 2022, setting off from the Pen-y-pass at 4:30am with my wonderful partner and dog providing support.

I started the challenge at 5:30am on Crib Goch and despite vlogging the entirety of it by myself, I still managed to complete the route 14 hours 42 minutes. In total I had walked over 50km in just over 17 hours!

A detailed guide to the Welsh 3000s: https://ohwhataknight.co.uk/blog/the-...

A blog post on this challenge: https://ohwhataknight.co.uk/blog/hiki...

Follow my Journey
- Instagram: Instagram: ohwhataknight_
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/ohwhataknight_

My Camera Gear
-  Camera - Sony A7IV  
-  Main Lens - Tamron 28-200m F 2.8  -5.6
-  Microphone - Rode Video Mic Go
-  Action Camera - GoPro Hero 8
-  Drone - DJI Mavic 2S
-  Peak Design Camera Clip
-  Neewer Mini Tripod


Timestamps
00:16 Peak 1 - Crib Goch
01:30 Peak 2 - Garnedd Ugain
02:20 Peak 3  - Snowdon
04:46 Nant Peris
05:35 Ascent of Elidir Fawr
07:00 Peak 4 - Elidir Fawr
07:55 Peak 5 - Y Garn
09:40 Peak 6 - Glyder Fawr
10:55 Peak 7 - Glyder Fach
11:55 Peak 8 - Tryfan
12:55 Ascent of Pen yr Ole Wen
14:35 Peak 9 - Pen yr Ole Wen
16:10 Peak 10 - Carnedd Daffyd
16:42 Peak 11 - Yr Elen
17:47 Peak 12 - Carnedd Llewellyn
19:12 Peak 13 - Foel Grach
19:22 Peak 14 - Carnedd Gwenllian
19:40 Peak 15 - Foel Fras