{"id":1134,"date":"2011-09-19T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1134"},"modified":"2011-09-19T16:00:27","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T16:00:27","slug":"students-climb-munros-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/students-climb-munros-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Students climb munros for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two students have climbed 283 mountains in Scotland in order to raise funds for armed forces charities.<\/p>\n
Tom O'Connell and Alex Robinson – who both attend the University of Exeter – scaled all of the munros in 48 days, BBC News reports.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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."<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Another one is Ride2Remeber, which will see 3,550 miles – the distance from London to Kaboul – covered on a static bike.<\/p>\n
Posted by Samantha Thompson
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