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Please suggest shoes for Hill walking (plan to do the three peak challenge in near future)

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GammaDelta · 28/06/2015 21:17

Hi all,
I plan to do the three peak challenge( Snowdon, Scafell pike, Ben Nevis in 24 hrs.) in the near future. please suggest what shoes should I go for. I am looking for Vibram sole n waterproof. Merell, Solomon, or karrimor. high ankle support or not?

also please suggest if you could give me any advise as to how to go for the three peak challenge.. i don't have a group i can do this with.. is doing a half marathon sufficient fitness vise.. thanks in advance.

OP posts:
Shallishanti · 28/06/2015 22:48

you need a good support team, never mind the boots

AnyoneForTennis · 28/06/2015 22:45

Fitness wise, yes half marathon fitness level will be ok. I did a half after 3 peaks.

AnyoneForTennis · 28/06/2015 22:44

I've done 3 peaks! Loved it

Walking poles are a must

You are doing it alone?

holeinmyheart · 28/06/2015 22:42

I would suggest ' Keen ' boots. They are fabulous, comfortable and more essentially waterproof. I have tried all sorts, Brasher etc. they were horrible.

I would get some compeed blister plasters and moisturise my feet with Vaseline. Also get double socks. These are two socks, one inside the other. I buy ones by 1000 miles. They stop blistering.

If you are going to wear new boots for the challenge then I would compeed my heels and further more I would put duck tape on top of the Compeed until I had worn the shoes in.

Buy the best gear you can. I buy Rohan. I have lightweight waterproof trousers and I wear layers. Not so important in the Summer.

In my pack I have a flashlight and a whistle as sometimes a mobile is dead.
I don't think think you are contemplating doing the three Peaks on your. Own are you ?
You need to do a lot of hill running to build up stamina. Running on the flat is not going to be good enough.
Mind you my friend and his two brothers have just done it and he cycles to work on the flat each day and back, a distance of around two miles. I think that is all he did. I didn't think he was particularly fit, but he did it.

When he finished he was utterly exhausted.