Six teams of adventurers from Land Rover have taken part in the gruelling 3 Peaks Challenge raising £17,500 for the company’s UK official humanitarian charity partner, the British Red Cross.

Land Rover supported 54 employees as they conquered the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales, by providing two Land Rovers per team and central organisation.

Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, said: “Land Rover’s employees have much to be proud of. I would like to thank them all for their wholehearted support and commitment to the 3 Peaks Challenge which has been a fantastic fundraising initiative raising over £17,000 for the British Red Cross.”

The 24 hour, 3 Peaks Challenge, started on Saturday 25th July with the highest, Ben Nevis (4406ft), in Scotland. The teams then drove their Land Rovers, rotating the driving to get some well earned food and rest, to Scafell Pike (3206ft), England’s highest peak. (…)

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