This summer Tim and Anthony (both from Dentisan) donned their walking boots and raincoats to climb Scotland’s Ben Nevis Mountain and raised £474 for children’s charity the NSPCC. Tim said the pair started their challenge at 9.15am, on Friday July 18 2014, trekking through heat and rain, climbing gullies and over rocks to reach the much colder summit over three hours later.
Tim said: “It was hard work because as we ascended there were different weather conditions to contend with and some pretty difficult terrain. But reaching the top was a fantastic achievement for us.” The duo’s descent took a further three hours and they were met with a welcome pint of beer back at base camp.
Anthony added: “It was a fantastic challenge for a very worthy cause. We want to thank everyone who supported and sponsored us. We did a lot of preparation at the gym to get into shape for the climb, and that really paid off.”
Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in the UK, standing at 1,344m above sea level. There is cloud cover at the summit for 355 days of the year, and the mountain is exposed to extreme weather conditions from high winds, sub-zero temperatures, heavy rain, snow and blizzards, sometimes all at once. Previously climbers have ascended in a Ford Model T Ford car, a bed and a unicycle.
For more information or to donate to the NSPCC visit: https://donate.nspcc.org.uk/