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A Sidekick Initiative mountain challenge.
September 2026

September is Suicide Awareness Month

Not raising money. Raising awareness. Real Support. Real Conversations. Three endurance challenges across one month, built to hold attention on suicide awareness and give people a reason to talk, to listen and to act.

Real Support. Real Conversations.

The month

The three challenges

Six Peaks in 48 Hours

4 to 6 September 2026

Six major mountains across Scotland, England and Wales inside 48 hours. Planned team only.

4 Miles Every 4 Hours for 96 Hours

16 to 20 September 2026

Twenty-four runs. A minimum of 96 miles. First run Wednesday 16 September at 8am, finishing 96 hours later on Sunday 20 September. The public can join selected announced local runs.

Welsh 3000s

26 to 27 September 2026

All fifteen Welsh peaks over 3,000 feet, targeted inside 24 hours. Planned team only.

Taking part

Runs yes. Mountains no.

Public participation is only on announced local runs. The mountain challenges are planned team only, for safety reasons.

Dedications

One run, one name

A minimum of 24 runs will each be dedicated to someone whose life was lost to suicide.

Names, photos and stories are only ever used with family permission. No proof and no private information is ever requested.

Partnership in kind

Supporting the campaign

Support is partnership-in-kind only: footwear, kit, transport, fuel, filming, printing.

This is not a fundraiser and no donations are being collected for it.