I would wholeheartedly agree with the BMC statement that the 3 peaks challenge is not an appropriate way of charity fundraising. Apart from the complex environmental impact there are also issues of safety. As a mountain leader I have often been asked to assist at these events;- and I have always turned the work down. My moral stance on how our wild land is used cannot live alongside the siege tactics experience of this 24 'race'. If people truly want to help our charities and preserve our planet we should all be more mindful of local needs. Sponsor an old person's garden tidy, take a homeless person for a meal, spend an afternoon working with autistic children... that is charity which traditionally, 'begins at home'.