Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year nomination – Leigh Burnham and Chris Powell

Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year nomination – Leigh Burnham and Chris Powell

Leigh Burnham and Chris Powell climbed up and down Snowdon three times on one of the hottest days of the year to raise money for charity.

The friends, who both work at WR Davies Nissan in Stafford, set off from home at 11.30pm to start their first ascent at 2am. They completed the 25 mile trek 15 hours later.

They have already raised around £1,200 for Childhood Cancer Parents Alliance, with sponsorship continuing to come in.

“It’s a great cause and a local charity to the car dealership where we both work,” said Leigh, aged 39.

“Neither of us have ever done anything like this before so we found it challenging but we’re glad we’ve done it. It feels like a real achievement.

“I don’t normally walk to the shop never mind up and down mountains on one of the hottest days of the year.”

It was Chris, aged 49, who is sales manager at the dealership, who came up with the idea for the challenge.

Tey have been calling their trek Three Peaks in One as it was their own version of the Three Peaks Challenge.

Leigh and Chris have been nominated in the Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year category of the Your Heroes Awards.