FAQs

The challenge

The challenge - to walk the 3 highest peaks  in Scotland (Ben Nevis, 1344m), England (Scafell Pike, 978m) and Wales (Snowdon, 1085m).  The total walking distance is around 27 miles.

Who can apply?

This event is open to employees of ntl:Telewest Business and invited Customers and Suppliers only.

How many teams can enter?

The maximum number of teams will be 36 (including 5 Customer Teams &  1 Supplier Team).
 

Team structure

Each team will consist of 5 people 

• Team Member 1     Driver/support
• Team Member 2     Must complete 1 peak
• Team Member 3     Must complete 2 peaks
• Team Member 4     Must complete 2 peaks
• Team Member 5     Must complete all 3 peaks

Each team must nominate 2 first aiders (Primary & Secondary).

Each Team may consider using 2 drivers, in addition to the Team of 4 walkers.
 

What’s the role of the Team Leader ?

The Team Leaders role is primarily to 'lead the team' and he/she will be the single point of contact reporting into the N3P Steering Team.  The TL will attend H&S briefing(s) prior to the event and will cascade all information to their team.

• The TL is responsible for the Health & Safety of their team.  ‘The TL must have a greater awareness of potential hazards than the team members.’
• The TL has a Duty of Care to their team members and ‘all walkers who are affected by their actions or failures to act’.
• The TL’s decision is final.
• The TL should consider independent professional/personal liability insurance – to cover against alleged negligence. 
• Note : ‘If a fatality occurs or intent to harm is perceived, then criminal proceedings might be initiated.’

Source: Official Handbook of The Mountain Leader Scheme 2nd revised edition 2005
 

How long do we have to complete the challenge?

The time limit to complete all three mountains is 13.5 hours, but no longer than 27 hours to complete the whole event.
 
Only the time walking each peak will be recorded, the time taken to travel between the peaks will not be recorded.  This is to prevent anyone from feeling the need to speed between locations.

Do I have to use any holiday entitlement?

Participants who work for ntl:Telewest Business will not have to use any holiday for the event on the 12th & 13th June.  However holiday entitlement will have to be used for any training sessions that take place during working hours or if you travel to Ben Nevis on the 11th June.

Budget

A budget of £1000 will be available to each ntl:Telewest Business team.  This can be spent by each team to cover travel and accommodation expenses only.

Expenses should be claimed back via the normal process with sign-off by your manager.  To assist in tracking costs please enter your team name in the "Purpose" text box of the on-line expense form.  Additionally each team must track their spend using this form > Budget Tracker. Finance will then transfer the costs over to a central cost code. 

Accommodation

An initial block reservation of 30 rooms has been made at The Legacy Victoria Hotel in Llanberis.  These will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  Please contact the hotel directly if you would like to reserve one of these rooms. Numerous other hotels are available close by, please book directly.

End of Event Party

An end of event party will be held at The Legacy Victoria Hotel, Llanberis starting at 20:00 on Friday 13th June. All registered Team Members and Event Support Teams are invited to attend.

Closing date for applications

The closing date for applications was Friday 29th February.  Thanks to everyone who applied.  The teams have been selected and their details can be found on the Teams page.

Team selection

Entries are invited from all 15 core ntl:Telewest Business locations throughout  the UK.  In the event that the number of team entries exceeds 30, then the following selection criteria will be applied:

• For a single entry from an ntl:Telewest Business location: Guaranteed selection for the event, providing the Team Leader has previous mountain experience.
• For multiple entries from an ntl:Telewest Business location:  Applications will be drawn at random for each site.

The number of successful team entries per business location will be at the discretion of the organising committee. Selection criteria considerations will include; the total number of applications received per site,  the relative number of staff per site, the need to maintain normal business operations over 12th/13th June and the Team Leaders’ previous mountain experience.

Sponsorship

All teams must pledge to collect a minimum of £500 with a target of £3000.

Team Information Pack

The Team Information Pack can be found here (this document was distributed after the Team Leader Meeting on 14th May.  Each team member must provide the information requested by no later than 2nd June 2008