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Conor Coyle

“It took every ounce of my strength": Tyrone woman climbs Everest for local disability charity

A Co Tyrone woman was on top of the world recently after she climbed Mount Everest in aid of a local disability charity.

Keen Omagh climber Leona Carson made the epic trek to Island Peak on the Nepal mountain range for Omagh Riding for the Disabled Association, where she has been a volunteer for the last 14 years.

Leona told MyTyrone she was ecstatic once she had reached the peak, although there were points where she felt she may have had to give up.

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