The Dales 30 Challenge
Take up the Challenge
Over the past few years increasing numbers of people are taking up the challenge of climbing these mountains, I know this from the number of Dales 30 books that are selling, a rough and ready guide which, hopefully, reflects the mountains and areas themselves. The faint paths which now lead to the lesser known Sails on Lunds Fell in Mallerstang and Dodd Fell Hill above Hawes may also reflect their growing popularity.
I have a passion for the mountains of the Dales and hope the challenge will bring many more happy and interested visitors in to the less popular areas of the Dales.
Enjoy your walking.
The Story of the Dales 30
As a someone who is always looking for the next challenge and having completed the Munros (and Tops), the Wainwrights it seemed utterly logical to introduce the Dales 30 as a similar challenge in the Yorkshire Dales. This is how the Dales 30 came to be.
The Dales 30 Book
Hopefully the Dales 30 book will also help you on your way. I am only selling these direct on the website and via local book shops (no Amazon!) but the publicity has been superb. There was a nice piece in the Guardian and also the local Yorkshire press have certainly been on board.
Mini Breaks
I run a number of Dales 30 Mini Breaks during the year. They comprise of a weekend with 2 days on the lesser known mountains or the ever popular 3 Peaks in 3 Days which I hold twice a day, midweek.
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