A ten-year-old girl from Cwmbran reached the summits of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Cadair Idris and Pen y Fan within 24-hours.
Megan Tapp completed the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge for Scoliosis Support and Research. It involves getting to the top of the three “highest and most iconic mountains in Wales“.
Rhiannon, her mum, said: “She decided to do this as I was diagnosed with Scoliosis at 12 and she wants to help find a cause for Scoliosis and to ‘stop my mum and other people be in pain.’
“I felt a bit sceptical when she told me as I know it’s a big challenge but after talking it through and her reason for wanting to do it, I was really proud.”
You can still donate to Megan’s fundraising challenge. Click here to visit her JustGiving page.
The Blenheim Road Community Primary School was accompanied on her walk on 11 August by Matthew, her dad, and the pair did it in “about 16 and a half hours”.
Her training started months ago and included getting up early to get some extra miles in before school. Her proud mum said Megan did all of this around school, dance classes, Cubs, and being a young carer for her.
Rhiannon said: “When she finished she banged on the window of the van and shouted ‘I did it and I’m still alive!’
“We had a massive cwtch and I told her how amazing she was and how proud I was. I was a bit emotional.
“Megan said she felt every emotion at the same time from happy, excited, hungry, tired, hurting and proud.”
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Over 2 million people in the UK have Scoliosis which is the abnormal twisting and curvature of the spine and can affect people of any age, from babies to adults.
Although many people have not heard of scoliosis, it is not rare. Out of every 1000 people, three to four need support from a scoliosis specialist. It can also affect people at different points in their lives.
Scoliosis Support and Research are a small charity who fund research into scoliosis.