Somebody talk me thru' the 3 Peaks Challenge (Yorkshire)

I see that it is about 42 km in 12 hrs, which is quite do-able along the flat, but then we must consider the speed loss of the climbs (1'900m total ?) which really makes it a suitable course only for an SAS wannabe.

I have mapped out a course near here I would call a 2 Peak Challenge, i.e., 31 km with 1'900 m total height gain, but there ain't no way I could do it. I can only point my friend in the general direction an say "Go to it".

How would one train for the 3 Peaks Challenge in realistic terms, starting from a good C2C in 12 days fitness level?

Anyone who can do the C2C in 12 days can do the Yorkshire 3 Peaks inside of 12 hours. Many infrequent walkers manage it in 10 - 11 hours. My own Pb purely walking is 6hrs 14min.
The only real obstacle is Black Moss in between Pen Y Ghent and the road to Ribblehead. After rain it is very boggy, but this can be overcome by walking further along the wall to the right until a suitable point can be made to cross. Only after long dry periods can anything like amore direct line across be made to the path on the other side of the bog.
The walk to PYG is gradual at first with a couple of little rock steps, then the final climb up is on made up steps and finally a steep rocky scramble section followed by an easy walk to the summit.
Whernside is usually taclked by the path going past the Ribblehead Viaduct and over the railway lines, eventually rising as it swings around leftwards up onto the ridge and the summit. Then follows a graduallu descending track before a very steep descent and walk to the Hill Inn.
From there the path is agian gradually climbing before the steepist climb of the day up onto Ingleborough plateau.
From there is a pleasant generally downhill walk all the way back to Horton.
Dave.

we use to do the Three Peaks ( about 25miles)in under 12 hours , with no training.
also the Lyke Wake Walk ( 40miles over the North York Moors)in 14 or 15 hours. again with no training.
some of the walkers were just going with us on a one off.

Thanks for the comments lads. However, they raise a question in my mind.....if the 3PC is so easy, why all the hype about it? Why do people hold it in so much awe?

The relative ease of it is part of the reason for all the hype, as much of the hype is by those who you wouldn't otherwise consider to be walkers slogging round the route to raise money for charity. However, often these are not all that well prepared and are relying on the help of other walkers or the event organisers, who provide regular refreshments and the like. If you're doing it by yourself, whilst it isn't excessively challenging, it certainly isn't "easy".

Yeah, got to agree with all of that.
Dave.

I should imagine that at this moment the Black Moss is pretty well impassable after all the rain ?

You can always get past the bog. Ot just means going further along that wall to the right, before breaking off to the left to get over to where the path is.
However when it is really bad, it often best to follow the 3 Peaks Race route which although also goes over boggy sections is nowhere near as bad.
The race routefrom Pen Y Ghent follows the Pennine Way doen to where it turns left through the gate at the lowest point. However you dont go through the gate, you leave the PW here by going straight up the rise ahead, briefly alongside the wall.
The path which becomes more pronounced each year goes crosses a couple of walls going over open ground in between which can be spongy in places before eventually hitting the Pennine Way path that comes out of Horton.
You then turn right along the PW and follow it to where the main 3 Peaks route crosses it at grid ref 811762, in between Long Mores and High Pasture. Tuen left through the gate to regain the 3 peaks route.
Personaly, I tend to perservere with the main route no matter what and get across Black Dub Moss the best way I can.
Dave.

Thanks Slogger

If you have a bit of choice as to when you do the Three Peaks, and want an enjoyable walk rather than an extended conga line, avoid a sunny weekend - there's likely to be many hundreds of others out, and particular spots get very busy. The path up Ingleborough is probably the worst, as the steepest section is pretty much single file and passing others isn't always easy (or even possible when people aren't courteous enough to step aside for faster walkers).