TWO year 7 school adventurers have climbed a charity treck up the country’s tallest mountain.
Marlow Buckle, 11, from Wellington School and Harrison Window, 12, from Altrincham College of Arts did the trek to raise money for Delamere Special School in Flixton.
The duo were accompanied by Harrison’s parents Amanda and Andy along with Marlow’s mother Carman.
The team set off at 10am on May 29 and reached the summit a tiring six hours later.
The trek took them 1,344m above sea level and across a magnificent waterfall and they’re now hoping to raise more than £100 for the special school.
Ben Nevis was the youngsters’ third climb, having previously conquered Mount Snowden in 2005 and Scar Fell Pike in 2007.
A keen walker herself, Amanda got the idea for the trek from working for Special Needs Trafford Parent Partnership.
She said: “Carman and I go walking quite a lot but the kids seemed to have more energy than us.
“They were amazed to see all the snow at the top and they started having snowball fights. It’s an experience you can’t describe.
“They really enjoyed it, while most of the kids were at home playing on their Playstations, they were up climbing a mountain.
“When we saw the view from the top, it was worth it. We are proud of what the boys have achieved at such a young age.”
Elaine Kay, the school administrator at Delamere school, said: “We are absolutely thrilled about this. We will be telling the parents of the school kids about it and appreciate any sponsors that we get to help the school.”
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