The ULTIMATE hiking challenge in the UK - APEX EVEREST

This weekend a group of four YouTube content creators took on the Apex Everest Challenge. This challenge is based in Thirlmere in the Lake District. The idea is to hike up to the summit of Helvellyn 9.2 times to reach the total amount of elevation as Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Mount Everest is 8,848m or 29,032ft high. The Wainwright Helvellyn in the English Lake District is 950m or 3,117ft and is the 3rd highest mountain in England. At the end of Day 1, the weather got so bad on Helvellyn, that the course had to be closed and a new one had to be opened up climbing up Sticks Pass. The initial ascent of Sticks Pass is really steep so it definitely wasn't an easier route plus we had to complete double the amount of hill repeats to reach the total elevation required. My personal hiking achievements: Day 1 - 24 miles and 10,500ft Day 2 - 11 miles and 5,600ft Basically, the equivalent of summiting and descending Mont Blanc from sea level in under 36 hours! I'm not a Strava basher, but here are my rankings for the hiking segments: 3 Helvellyn segments (first day): 106 of 7059 177 of 9449 11 of 1579 Sticks Pass segment (second day): 119 of 1179 That's whilst creating content too so I'll take that! Check out my Backpacking UK Instagram account here for pics! https://www.instagram.com/backpacking_uk/ Our Team included: Kris (Kris Gleave) @krisgleave https://www.youtube.com/krisgleave Dave (Solo Summiteer) @TheSoloSummiteer https://www.youtube.com/thesolosummiteer Al (Bushman & Blue) @BUSHMANandBLUE https://www.youtube.com/bushmanandblue It was a superb event by @APEX_CHALLENGE . The staff were amazing and put on a flawless event for all the participants. If you're interested in taking part in next year's event head over to https://www.apexeverest.com/ I couldn't have asked for better team mates. Honestly, these guys are awesome! Check out their socials for further Apex Everest content. We all have our different styles so no two videos will be the same. The hiking gear I used was pretty much flawless and includes: Salomon Super Cross 6 hiking shoes Inov-8 345 GTX V2 hiking boots Darn Tough socks Various OMM gear from tops to bottoms to waterproofs OMM and DHB base layers Osprey Talon Velocity 20 rucksack Leki Makalu FX trekking poles I was camping for 3 nights and took the following camping gear: Terra Nova Pioneer 2 tent Flextail Gear R5 sleeping pad Nemo Fillo Pillow Zenbivy Light Bed Jetboil Flash and Aeropress Many people were taking on the hiking challenge to raise money for charity. If you can part with a few quid please support @CombatStressCharity . The two lads I saw looked broken at the end of the event. They truly gave 100% to help others in need. If you are into your hiking, backpacking and wild camping please SUBSCRIBE @BackpackingUK Thanks, Andy. #hiking #hikinguk #lakedistrict