A windy walk to Hartshead Pike

My OH is doing the 'Three Peaks' walk in a few weeks time - 3 peaks (25 miles) in 12 hours. He's getting worried about his lack of fitness. They did a shorter, different 3 peaks walk of 13 miles on Saturday, and he really struggled. So he has resolved to work hard and practice on our own local hill, along with some other fitness training.
Tonight after work, we walked to the top of the hill, up to the Pike - in 25 minutes from our front door. Not bad - but I was struggling with the pace with a quarter of the distance and the steepest part of the climb to go.
It was incredibly windy at the top. I couldn't keep the camera steady because the wind was blowing so hard.
We did the whole walk in 55 minutes, back to our home. He's doing it again tomorrow - but I think I will pass!!!