A TEENAGER is preparing to take on the region's toughest peaks to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Grace Clark, 14, will tackle the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on July 23, with her mother Bridget and friend Gemma Richardson as a tribute to her grandfather Peter Robinson and family friend Ros Court, who both lost their lives to cancer.
Mr Robinson was 73 when he died from bowel cancer in November 2009, just 13 months after being diagnosed. Ros, 70, was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in June 2015 and died in February this year.
Grace, from Pickering, said: “I’m looking forward to pushing myself and making a difference with the money we raise. I know my grandad would be really proud of me and my mum doing this.
“I really hate cancer and hope that this will help Yorkshire Cancer Research stop another person losing someone they love.”
The challenge involves walking a total of 24 miles to the top of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in under 12 hours.
Grace and Bridget have been undertaking short, fast nightly walks and weekly longer walks to build up their mileage. They will also climb Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, in June in preparation for the event.
To sponsor them, visit yorkshirecancer.everydayhero.com/uk/bridget
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