Step Up for Wild Places
Team up. Fundraise. Protect what's wild. Sign up for the ultimate workplace challenge.
Unite your team in a meaningful adventure by choosing one of the UK’s best-loved peaks — Ben Nevis, Schiehallion, Blà Bheinn, or Helvellyn — and collectively ‘climb’ its height in steps during the working day over one or more weeks, all while raising funds for the conservation of Britain’s wild places.
It’s a flexible, feel-good challenge that fits into the working day and can be done during lunch breaks or on commutes - perfect for connecting colleagues, encouraging movement, and supporting a meaningful cause.
At the end of the challenge, your organisation will receive a beautifully designed certificate from the John Muir Trust, featuring your chosen mountain, your organisation’s name, the number of participants, and your fundraising total - a lasting celebration of your team's achievement.
What's involved?
Here are the mountains you can fundraise for, along with the number of steps it takes to climb from base to peak to base. Track your steps and aim for the summit!
Blà Bheinn, Skye
15,000 steps
Schiehallion, Perthshire
18,000 steps
Helvellyn, Lake District
24,000 steps
Ben Nevis, Lochaber
30,000 steps
How do I take part?
Each participant walks the mountain’s height in steps over a week (or more) - for example, 15,000+ steps spread across lunch breaks and commutes. Track your progress with a phone or pedometer, then log your steps using our custom tracker from the welcome pack.
To keep it manageable, 1,000 steps takes around 10–15 minutes. Even the biggest peaks feel achievable when broken down across the week.
Here’s how walking Blà Bheinn could look over 5 days:
What are you fundraising for?
Your fundraising will support vital conservation efforts around your chosen mountain - restoring peatlands, planting native trees, maintaining footpaths, and more.
Learn more about the impact your donations will have here.
A minimum donation of £100 per organisation will help kickstart vital conservation work and support our mission to protect wild places for generations to come.
How to sign up
Register today to get your starter pack and start your step count to the summit and back! You will receive:
- Confirmation of participation
- Information about the challenge
- Tips on how to fundraise
- A PDF tracker for your progress and fundraising efforts
- Media pack to support your communications
- Instructions on how to donate
Upon completion, your organisation will recieve a bespoke certificate.
Share your progress with us; we’d love to celebrate your team’s achievements and their role in protecting Britain’s wonderful wild places.
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