Young Nottinghamshire couple complete gruelling 1500-mile charity trek across Britain
19-year-old Indy, from Warsop, and his girlfriend Katie Monk, 20, set off 107 days ago
Last updated 25th Aug 2024
Nottingham couple, Katie Monk and Indy Kiemel Greene have walked for 107 days raising money for a charity which protects whales and dolphins off the Scottish coast.
Indy, 19, from Sherwood Forest Nottinghamshire and Katie, 20 from Edinburgh set off on the gruelling challenge from Land's End, Cornwall, on 10 May.
The couple reached John O'Groats after walking the length of Britain, including a major 700-mile detour via the western isles of Scotland.
They've fundraised £19,215 so far for the Hebridian Whale and Dolphin Trust.
The charity, the Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust, have said: "We face an unprecedented climate emergency and biodiversity crisis.
"Our marine environment is under huge pressure; increasingly busy, noisy and polluted. The conservation status of all UK whales, dolphins, and porpoises (collectively known as cetaceans) and our impact on them is currently unknown.
"The support from the Marine Miles will help monitor and protect cetaceans in areas of critical habitat within our seas."
The couple had been planning this walk for over a year .
At the finish line, Indy said: "It feels amazing but it feels really sad to have finished it after all this time. It's been 107 days."
Katie added: "I did cry. I'm actually speechless".