Three Peaks Challenge

Aim

We're doing the Three Peaks Challenge (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike & Snowdon) for Macmillan Cancer Support and the Dr. Martens Foundation

A group of us from Dr. Martens are going to do the Three Peaks Challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support and the Dr. Martens Foundation.

The Team

• Carys Williams-Hind
• Dan Morgan
• Graham Dear
• Joss Little
• Julian Holden
• Krysten Gerrald
• Laura Morgans
• Laurence Cross
• Matt Kettel
• Matti Rawsthorne
• Mike Park
• Nick Sawyer
• Paul Gaurd
• Rob Day

The Challenge

We will start with Ben Nevis (1,344m) at 5am on Saturday 1st July, then drive to Scafell Pike (978m), climbing that on Saturday night.  Then we drive to Snowdon  (1,085m) and climb that Sunday morning.  

Ben Nevis is almost 9 miles with 1,326m of ascent and will take us 6-7hrs

Scafell Pike is 5 miles, with 907m of ascent and will take us 5hrs

Snowdon is 5 miles, with 780m of ascent and will take us 6hrs

The Charities

Macmillan Cancer Support raises money to provide vital cancer services, research and campaign for better cancer care.  They also support the cancer workforce.

They provide services for people living with cancer at every stage of their cancer experience.  They provide emotional, practical, physical and financial support.  They'll do whatever it takes, no matter what a person's needs are, they will listen and support them however they need, big or small.

They provide healthcare professionals with up-to-date resources, tools, information and training courses to help them better support people living with cancer.

In 2021 they reached 2.4 million people affected by cancer, including 103,000 people via the Macmillan Support Line, and carried out 44,000 Electronic Holistic Needs Assessments.

The Dr. Martens Foundation is an independent grant-making organisation, founded in 2021 by our corporate sponsor Dr. Martens Plc. Its people and customers, who have adopted and embodied the brands spirit, are social justice warriors who want to make a difference for marginalised and impoverished people across the globe.  This is why the Dr. Martens Foundation aims to be a champion of social justice and good.

The Foundation has two focus areas, which is our approach to advancing social justice. We do this through supporting and invigorating civil society by providing grassroot grants and changing systems and narratives with our larger grants programme Right to Be. 

 The DM Foundation cares about social justice in all its forms. We believe that the social injustices prevalent in our society can be solved with the right amount of political will and resources. 

We want to see a society where people can participate in society, have the resources they need to thrive in life and are free to be themselves. That’s why we don’t discriminate when it comes to the issues we care about. Our social justice principles are rooted in the following four pillars:

• Human Rights - Protecting and respecting everyone's human rights so that they can enjoy basic rights and freedoms
• Participation - Ensuring people are involved with decisions that govern their lives, particularly those that are marginalised and excluded in society
• Equity - Impartiality, fairness and justice for all people in society, with a focus on eradicating system inequalities and embedded biases
• Access - People should have equal access to resources including education, health care and employment opportunities

 Since its inception in 2021 the DM Foundation have made 70 grants globally with around £3m committed so far. Let’s help our foundation support more charities and people in need.

This project successfully funded on 24th October 2023