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A Preston-born fellwalker has set himself and two friends a remarkable fundraising challenge that will round off three years of incredible feats.
Peter McLay, who is originally from Preston and now lives in Wilpshire, near Blackburn, is aiming to walk the 10 highest peaks in Scotland this summer and raise money for mental health charity Lancashire Mind in the process.
Peter said: “In January 2023 I came up with the idea to climb the 10 highest mountains in England back-to-back as quickly as possible raising money for Dementia UK. I wanted to challenge myself both mentally and physically and also saw an opportunity to raise a considerable amount of money for such a brilliant charity.
“Part of this idea involved the conception of a documentary which would follow our journey completing this challenge and could then be shared far and wide.”
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The challenge was in memory of his grandma and ‘SUMMIT 10’ was born and on the 25 July, 2023, with his two friends James Sunter-Storey and Bryn Catherwood, who set off on the mission with him.
In total they raised £4,382 for Dementia UK and produced a documentary that sits on YouTube.
Peter added: “Skipping forward to 2024, we decided to continue the SUMMIT 10 challenge, launching part two, this time tasking ourselves with climbing the 10 highest mountains in Wales back to back as quickly as possible and filming it once again into a documentary, all while raising money for ‘The Children’s Hospital Charity’. We called the second mission ‘SUMMIT 10: Chapter Two Wales’.
“We completed this challenge on 28 July, 2024, and raised £1,831 for The Children’s Hospital Charity and again produced a documentary that you can watch on YouTube.”
The trio now arrive in 2025 for the third chapter, entitled ‘SUMMIT 10: Chapter Three Scotland’.
“This time I wanted to challenge myself further and build upon the work we have already completed with an epic part three scheduled to take place in July 2025. Alongside the same two friends I have completed the previous challenges with, we will be taking on the 10 highest mountains in Scotland including Ben Nevis raising money for mental health charity, Lancashire Mind.
“I really want to raise awareness about this mission and make it bigger and better than ever and am looking to engage with the people of Lancashire in order to smash our fundraising target of £5,000.”
To donate to the challenge you can visit Peter’s Justgiving page.
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