3 peaks challenge

Last month 49 crack teams from the construction industry set out to hike Britain’s three largest mountains – Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowden – in under 24 hours, and believe it or not over half of them managed to do it. For Construction Manager’s team knee injuries and sleep deprivation dealt painful blows to the squad, causing two members to drop out, but even that wasn’t enough to keep our depleted team from marching across the finish line just inside the time limit.

If the photos on this spread have wetted your appetite for big rocks and sweaty socks, or if you were a competing team crazy enough to want to do it all again, why not sign up for 3 Peaks 2009? CM already has and there are rumours we’re doing the next one in gorilla costumes. You can book online today at www.coins3peakschallenge.com and we’re told some 21 teams have already signed up to compete.

Many thanks to all our industry sponsors: Costain, PRP, Madgex, Geze, JAP public relations, Galliford Try, Morrison Construction, TLC PR and Willmott Dixon.

Construction Manager is a media partner for the COINS 3 Peaks Challenge event.