What's the 15 Peaks Challenge? 

15 Peaks, also known as the Welsh 3000s, is one of the UK's toughest charity challenges. As the names indicate, it covers all 15 peaks in Northern Snowdonia over 3,000 feet in height. In just 24 hours, you cover some 30 miles, including 14,000 feet of ascent and descent (that's 52km and 5,000m for the metric-minded).
2010 results
Huge congratulations and thanks to all our 2010 15 Peaks teams. After an amazing weekend in the mountains, the results were:
1st. Morgan North in 10 hours 17 minutes (look how light it is!)
2nd. Stay Closer in 13 hours 17 minutes (by which time the tent was up)
3rd. Mako in 13 hours 49 minutes
4th. Old Duffers in 14 hours 35 minutes
5th. Young Guns in 16 hours 56 minutes
7th. Chatham in 17 hours 52 minutes
8th. Don't Peak Too Soon in 18 hours 41 minutes
9th. Edelweiss in 18 hours 42 minutes
2010 fundraising leader board
The fundraising target for our teams in 2010 was £45,000 for our Peer Education partner in Zambia. The results below, plus some additional 15 Peaks related fundraising, have smashed through the target to reach an amazing £50,639!

 2009 video 

 what's the link with hopehiv?  

HOPEHIV founder Phil Wall has been doing the 15 Peaks Challenge for seven years. We asked him about his first time:

"The good news was, I was able to complete it in my first year; the bad news was I could hardly walk for two days afterwards!! It has to be one of the most demanding yet inspiring endurance events in the UK – it is both a physical and very much a mental challenge. It requires the courage and dedication to keep going, one step at a time - something we also regularly encounter amongst Africa’s inspiring orphan generation." 

Eikon is the charity that organises the actual event. Eikon gives HOPEHIV the opportunity to find teams willing to walk with us and raise money to support some of the most vulnerable children and young people on the planet.