Warwickshire team embarking on Three Peaks Challenge for UK Sepsis Trust
Danny James, alongside four friends, will be climbing the three biggest peaks in Britain: Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon
Last updated 25th May 2025
A Warwickshire team of five are set to take on a mammoth challenge in order to raise £50,000 for the UK Sepsis Trust.
Danny James, together with four friends David Bevan, Rowan Hill, Steve Adcock and Tom Byrne, will be climbing the three biggest peaks in Britain – Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – as part of the National Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday, May 24.
Not only that, but the team are also set to cycle the 500 miles between the mountains over a six-day period.
This equates to walking more than 28 miles – with 11,000 feet of elevation – alongside the gruelling cycle.
This isn’t the first challenge Danny, Managing Partner at the NFU Mutual Central-South Warwickshire & Pershore Agency, has undertaken for the UK Sepsis Trust.
In 2023, the 38-year-old did the Land’s End to John O’Groats Cycle.
We spoke with Danny ahead of the challenge this weekend: “Following the passing of my mum two years ago from sepsis, I have been working to support the charity in raising awareness and funds to try and reduce the number of people who are killed by sepsis each year, which at present kills more people than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined.
“After completing the 1,000 mile cycle in 2023, I wanted to take on something that very few people have done in the UK, hence, the “Ultimate 3 Peaks”.
“The training has been a new challenge as the combination of the mountain hiking and cycling is a completely different physical and mental test.
"My hope is that lots of people engage with the challenge and look up the Sepsis symptoms online at Home - The UK Sepsis Trust.”
NFU Mutual has supported Danny’s fund-raising through its Community Champions Scheme, helping a fundraising quiz night the Agency team organised in March.