Two clergymen in Cornwall have completed the equivalent of climbing up Mount Everest after running four uphill marathons in four days to raise money for a church roof.
They ran up a hill between two churches in St Ives a hundred times - which equates to running up Mount Everest from sea level to its peak (8849 metres) - and have raised £40,000 for St John's in-the-fields church in Halsetown.
It took Rev Dr Nick Widdows who is vicar of St Ia the Virgin and Rob Argall who is an ordinand at the church in Halsetown between 12 and 13 minutes each time to run up the hill, while they cycled back down.
Speaking to the BBC, Dr Widdows said it had been “boring” adding “we know the Stennack really well now. We can point out where the dead seagull is and where the honeysuckle is — which is better — and every little thing you want to know about it.”
Rob Argall said: “It’s been such an event to be a part of. When you’re in it, you’re visualising the moment of finishing, but you’re also trying to just stay in the moment and keep going.”
The money raised will go towards the target of £400,000 for roof repairs at St John’s church.