The womens National Three Peaks Weekend has been given a fresh, decidedly more human shape with the launch of Rise & Shine, a new all-women adventure from UK travel and events company Tripr Presents, taking place from 24–27 September 2026 across Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon.
That trio of mountains has never exactly suffered from a lack of drama. Ben Nevis does scale, Scafell Pike brings bite, and Snowdon has a habit of reminding tired legs that Wales is not there merely for decoration. Traditionally, the National Three Peaks has been sold as a test of grit, timing and sleep deprivation. Rise & Shine is taking a different line: less chest-beating, more confidence-building.
A National Three Peaks weekend built around support
Tripr Presents has launched Rise & Shine as a first-of-its-kind all-women National Three Peaks Weekend designed to help more women experience the physical, mental and emotional benefits of the outdoors.
The point is not to turn every participant into a hardened mountain goat by breakfast. It is to remove the common barriers that stop women from signing up in the first place: lack of experience, uncertainty around training, safety concerns, confidence, and the rather reasonable suspicion that some adventure events are designed by people who mistake suffering for personality.
Unlike traditional challenge formats, Rise & Shine is focused on participation, confidence and community rather than competition. Most of the women already signed up have never completed a mountain challenge before, which gives the event its most interesting edge. This is not simply a weekend for the already converted. It is a door left open.
Three ways to take on Britain’s big climbs
Participants can choose from three versions of the experience, depending on their ambition, fitness and appetite for alarmingly early starts.
The 24-Hour National Three Peaks Challenge is the classic format: Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon within 24 hours. It remains a serious undertaking, and nobody should confuse supportive with soft.
The Three-Day Experience follows the same three mountains over three days, giving participants more time to absorb the landscape and slightly less reason to question every life decision during the descent.
The One Peak. One Day. option offers a standalone guided adventure on Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike or Snowdon. For many, that may be the perfect first step: one mountain, one day, and one decent answer the next time someone asks what you did at the weekend.
Training, guidance and fewer reasons to back out
Every participant receives a support package built to make the event feel achievable rather than intimidating. That includes a 12-week training programme, nutrition guidance from Sarah Bayliss, qualified mountain leaders, confidence-building workshops led by Alex Webb of Resilient Women Leaders, accommodation, return transfers and ongoing encouragement from an all-women community before, during and after the weekend.
That last detail matters. Outdoor challenges are rarely just about the hill in front of you. They are about the voice in your head, the weather you did not order, the boots you should have broken in sooner, and the person beside you who somehow says the right thing when your calves have entered negotiations.
This is where the womens National Three Peaks Weekend angle has proper substance. It is not merely the same old event with a different badge pinned to it. Rise & Shine has been shaped around preparation, reassurance and belonging — three things that can make the difference between someone admiring mountains from a distance and actually standing on top of one.
Why the timing feels significant
The launch arrives as public conversation around time outdoors has gathered pace following Catherine, Princess of Wales’ recent completion of the National Three Peaks, during which she spoke about reconnecting with nature and its positive impact on wellbeing.
That broader context gives Rise & Shine a timely relevance. The National Three Peaks has long carried a reputation for toughness, but the modern appetite for outdoor experiences is not only about endurance. It is about wellbeing, friendship, confidence and, occasionally, discovering that waterproof trousers are both essential and profoundly unflattering.
Robert Price, Founder of Tripr Presents, said:
“Rise & Shine was created to show that adventures like the National Three Peaks Challenge aren’t just for experienced hikers – they’re for anyone willing to take that first step. We wanted to create an experience where women feel supported from the moment they sign up until they reach the summit.
“It’s been encouraging to see the national conversation around the benefits of spending time outdoors grow in recent weeks. If that inspires more women to discover what they’re capable of, then that’s something we should all celebrate.”
Community at the centre of the climb
A percentage of proceeds from every booking will be donated to ActionAid and Adventure Queens, supporting their work to empower women and make adventure more accessible. The weekend is also supported by community partner These Girls Run, alongside ambassadors Hike with Kate and Team GB snowboarder Katie Ormerod.
Those partnerships help position the event as more than a logistical package of routes, transfers and beds. The emphasis is on participation with a wider purpose: more women outdoors, more women trying something new, and more women seeing adventure as something that belongs to them rather than to a narrow, weatherproof tribe.
For beginners, that may be the most persuasive part of the whole proposition. Mountains can be intimidating, but they are refreshingly indifferent to ego. They reward preparation, patience and persistence. Rise & Shine appears to understand that the first summit is often reached long before the final climb — it begins at the moment someone decides they are allowed to try.
A different kind of Three Peaks story
With training now underway, Rise & Shine is aiming to inspire more women to build confidence, improve wellbeing and experience Britain’s most iconic mountains in the company of like-minded adventurers.
There will still be hard yards. There will still be sore legs, questionable snacks and moments when gravity feels unusually committed to its work. But this all-women National Three Peaks Weekend has a useful message at its core: adventure does not have to begin with bravado.
Sometimes it begins with a training plan, a supportive group chat and the quiet realisation that the summit was never reserved for somebody else.
