It's A Doddle 2026
A Big Give fundraising challenge
Everything you need to know about our Big Give challenge
Tuesday 1 December 12pm - Wednesday 2 December 12pm
It’s A Doddle is back with a bang for 2026 and we’re inviting our community to get involved!
To celebrate the launch of the Big Give Christmas Challenge, our 24-hour Everesting challenge invites people of all ages and abilities to help us continuously climb as many Mount Everests as possible. But don’t worry, you don’t have to climb to 8,848m yourself!
Taking advantage of our beautiful location, we’ll be walking up Dodd just behind Calvert Lakes, our incredible activity centre. We’ve mapped out the wide, accessible forestry track that ascends the hill and the route is logged in Strava. You don’t have to walk it either – oh no. Run, cycle, ride, space hop, tramper or chairs count too.
This event raises vital funds for the Lake District Calvert Trust and what’s more, during the Big Give Christmas Challenge week, every donation is doubled! Every pound pledged and donated will contribute towards providing exciting outdoor adventures for people with disabilities, their friends, families and carers.
To collectively climb Everest once, we need either 33 people to log the 269m route, or one person to ascend 33 times! Whether you bring your class or your colleagues, your extended family or your besties, every metre matters. And yes, doggy ascents are included too!
Last year, our supporters and staff collectively climbed Everest 4.6 times, and we’d love to beat that this year. Are you up for the challenge?!
Register your interest
How you can get involved
It’s A Doddle is a 24-hour Everesting challenge that invites participants to collectively climb Dodd as many times as possible, to see how many times we can reach the height of Everest together. Walk, run, ride, wheel or bounce, it doesn’t matter how the elevation is achieved – every metre matters!
Join in our challenge
Take part in our It’s A Doddle challenge and raise funds for our incredible charity. We’re trying to raise £80,000 during the Big Give week with every donation doubled.
Hold your
own event
If you don’t fancy taking part, but want to support us during the Big Give appeal why not organise your own fundraising event in aid the Lake District Calvert Trust?
Sponsor our
event
We’d love a sponsor or two for our It’s A Doddle event. In return, we’ll promote your organisation before, during and after the event to raise awareness of generous support.
Spread the
word
The more people who sign up, the more money we can raise to support access to life-changing adventures for more people with disabilities. Share our cause with your community!
The details
Fancy taking part? You can find more information about the how, why, where, when in our handy It’s A Doddle document.
Included here are the details of our challenge, how people can get involved and why we’re
It's A Doddle 2025
It’s A Doddle began in 2025 and we’re bringing it back for 2026. Last year, our community collectively climbed the height of Mount Everest a whopping 4.6 times! Here are some of the people who took part and their chosen mode of transportation.
It's A Doddle FAQs
What is It's A Doddle?
It’s A Doddle is a 24-hour Everesting challenge where we’re collectively trying to climb as many Everests as possible by walking, running, riding, wheeling or bouncing up Dodd, behind Calvert Lakes. Individuals and groups can pick timeslots and log their ascent, contributing to an overall total elevation.
It’s A Doddle marks the start of the Big Give Christmas Challenge week when every donation is doubled. This match-funding appeal raises vital funds for the Lake District Calvert Trust.
When is It's A Doddle?
It’s A Doddle will run from 12pm on Tuesday 1st December to Wednesday 2nd December 2026. There will be hourly departures from the centre for 24 hours with a minimum of 2 people climbing per hour continuously.
Can I support without taking part?
We realise not everyone wants to climb Dodd but you can still get involved in Big Give week by donating, holding your own fundraiser for us or sharing the word about our event with your community.
How do I sign up?
Once registration opens we’ll post a signup form on this page and participants will be able to enter online. Until then, feel free to fill in the form higher up the page to express your interest. We’ll then pop you an email when the event is open for registration.
Michelle
“It’s hard to explain to others but I will give it a try. Our daughter … has severe and profound physical and learning difficulties, and the general public and many workers, see her chair or lack of communication first and foremost. However, the staff at Calvert look at her as a dare devil teenager and see the person not the disability and that is so refreshing.”
Janet
