Twelve school staff members climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest to raise money for a six-year-old pupil with cancer. Primary school teachers at Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargod in Caerphilly borough raised more than £2,000 for Dylan Williams – a Year 2 boy who was recently diagnosed with leukaemia – by climbing Pen y Fan 20 times between them.
Starting from Pont ar Daf car park, the total height climbed by the group – 8,920 metres – surpassed the height of Mount Everest, with headteacher Jamie Hallett saying he is “extremely proud” of the effort his staff made. As well as organising the climb, the school’s Christmas fair was set up to raise money for Dylan, which saw pupils and parents contribute to the good cause.
