A butcher from Llannor is raising money for vulnerable children by walking to the top of Snowdon every week for the entire year.

Llyr Williams, who works for Harlech Foodservice, will have climbed the equivalent of Everest five times, trekked more than 400 miles and scaled more than 150,000 feet when he successfully completes his gruelling 52-week challenge in aid of Action for Children.

The 32-year-old will head to the summit rain or shine – or even in ice and snow – with the aim of beating his current personal best time of one hour and 27 minutes tackling the strenuous Rhyd Ddu Path.

Llyr, who lives near Pwllheli and is a former student of Ysgol y Moelwyn in Blaenau Ffestiniog, has worked as a butcher at Harlech Foodservice in Llanystumdwy for more than two years.

The company has named Action for Children, which protects and supports vulnerable children and young people by providing practical and emotional care, as its chosen charity for 2020.

Llyr said: “I go walking every week anyway and having just achieved my personal best time walking up Snowdon, I thought there must be a way of doing this for charity and making it a proper challenge.

“I usually walk up to the summit of Snowdon six or seven times a year, so to do it every week will be challenging.

“The changing weather will obviously make things difficult."

To support Llyr and donate to Action for Children via Harlech Foodservice, go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising­/harlech-foods

To find out more about Action for Children, go to their website at www.actionforchildren.org.uk

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