Students climb munros for charity

Two students have climbed 283 mountains in Scotland in order to raise funds for armed forces charities.

Tom O'Connell and Alex Robinson – who both attend the University of Exeter – scaled all of the munros in 48 days, BBC News reports.

All of the cash will go towards the Dec Aid appeal – a body set up to mark the tenth anniversary of British troops being in Afghanistan.

So far over £37,000 has been donated for the expedition, which has seen the group travel more than 1,600 miles on foot and bike.

Dec Aid co-founder Rupert Laing said: "It's been pretty difficult and it's taken its toll, but they managed it anyway, which is amazing."

The appeal group is hoping to raise £350,000 for the charities it supports and the Munro Mission is one of six events it is holding.

Another one is Ride2Remeber, which will see 3,550 miles – the distance from London to Kaboul – covered on a static bike.

Posted by Samantha Thompson