Norfolk brothers to climb equivalent of Mount Everest to raise money for charity
They'll be scaling Snowdon eight times
Last updated 8th Jun 2023
Brothers from Norfolk are preparing to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest to raise money for the Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Charity.
Ben, who works as a tree surgeon, and Sam, who is in the Royal Air Force, will scale Snowdon, in Wales, eight times in four days in September.
They'll be fundraising for the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a cause close to their hearts.
Ben said: “My wife and I recently experienced the fabulous work of the EPAU after suffering a missed miscarriage which had a huge impact on our family so we decided to donate any money we raise to the hospital charity.
“We will be climbing up and back down Snowdon 8.2 times in four days, which will be the equivalent elevation of Mount Everest, and around 64 miles.”
The brothers have already started training - and whilst Norfolk isn't the best place for mountain trekking, Ben says they're hoping to be in peak condition when they head to Wales for the challenge:
“We both have military experience and have done our fair share of walking in boots with weight on our back in the Welsh hills, so we have a good base standard to start training from.
“We will try and get to as many hilly areas as possible in the build up to the challenge to get our ‘hill legs’.”