Man completes three-peaks challenge carrying fridge
BBC News, West MidlandsMichael Copeland, from Stafford, scaled the three highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales in just under 24 hours to raise money for charity.
"The biggest challenge was the timings between the mountains," he said, adding that he had to run for the last hour.He has raised thousands for mental health charity Mind. "It was a bit of a struggle," he said. "We had heavy rain, 30-40mph winds as we're going up so it almost felt like a grown adult was trying to push me over."Mr Copeland carries the fridge to represent the overwhelming feeling of mental health struggles
He also overcame snow as he climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, but said racing between the other peaks, Scafell Pike in the Lake District and Snowdon in Gwynedd, caused the biggest problems. "We got to the top [of Snowdon] and we realised we had an hour and a half to get back down," Mr Copeland said."I was running with the fridge on my back, it was banging against my back and it was very uncomfortable, but I couldn't not finish it," he added."It's not about a fridge, it's about what it represents," he said.Mr Copeland has raised more than £7,000.
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