My Yorkshire 3 Peaks Fiasco: A Comedy of Errors (and Near-Death Experiences)

Let's be honest, I'm not known for my meticulous planning. "Winging it" is practically my middle name. But even by my standards, this Yorkshire 3 Peaks thing was a new level of unpreparedness. A few weeks prior, the challenge was just a vague notion, something I'd heard whispered on the wind (or maybe it was a YouTube comment, the details are hazy). The Yorkshire Dales? Never been. Terrain? Who cares, right? My local hill, Pen y Fan, was taller, it didn't look too far on the map, so how hard could it be? Famous last words...