AS challenges go, four local ladies have set the bar high this summer by attempting Ty Hafan’s Welsh3Peaks Challenge and at the same time raising money for the children’s charity.

Kate Morgan, Nicola Morgan, Kate Williams and Lizzie Dykes, from the Llangrannog and New Quay areas, will climb Snowdon, Cader Idris and Pen-y-Fan, the three highest mountains in north, mid and south Wales, and all within 15 hours on Saturday, 17 June.

The distance is a gruelling 20.35 miles with a total ascent of 9,397ft (2,864m) to get the heart racing.

The charity organising the event is Ty Hafan, one of the UK’s leading paediatric palliative care charities which offers care to children and support for their families, throughout Wales.

The four friends have never undertaken a challenge like it and are novice mountain climbers.

Kate Morgan, who instigated the idea, said: “Last year we all took part in Ty Hafan’s 5km Rainbow Run but this year I thought we could do more. We are lucky to have 10 healthy children between us but others aren’t as lucky so this will make a difference to other families’ lives.

“After attending a recent talk about the Welsh3Peaks Challenge, I now understand that it is going to be just that, a challenge and a hard one! But also it is going to be very rewarding after listening to stories from Ty Hafan, who will benefit from us climbing these mountains.

"It has now made us much more determined to complete it and get as many sponsors as we can so please help us achieve this, even if it’s just the change from your pocket.”

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