Action Against Hunger: Angela Hartnett, Poppy O’Toole and Sally Abe raise almost £200k on Machu Picchu trek

Helping hand: Angela Hartnett and Nieves Barragan were among those taking the trek

(Picture: Ellie Suttle/Action Against Hunger UK)

Some of the country’s top chefs have raised nearly £200,000 for Action Against Hunger, after completing a pair of four-day treks to Machu Picchu known as the Ambassador’s Challenge.

Angela Hartnett, Tik Tok star chef Poppy O’Toole and the Pem’s Sally Abe were among the 30 chefs those who headed on the treks, which mirrored each other but completed at different points during September, with 15 chefs apiece. The journeys were in aid of Action Against Hunger’s work trying to combat global hunger. The treks — which took four days, covered 45 kilometres and rose 4600 metres above sea-level — also saw Nieves Barragan, Pascal Aussignac and Candice Brown take part.