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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Danielle Desouza

Boy, six, climbs 12 UK mountains ‘to help poorly children go on holiday’

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A six-year-old boy who went viral for attempting to climb 12 of the highest mountains in the UK to help “poorly children to go on holiday” has completed his final hike.

Oscar Burrow, from Lancaster, reached the top of Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain, on Monday afternoon after around four-and-a-half hours, being welcomed by a “bit of snow” at the summit.

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