Three sisters are taking on the challenge of walking to the top of south Wales’ tallest mountain to raise money for the hospice which cared for their mother before she died of cancer. But they’re not just doing it once - they’re doing it five times, in one day, to mark the fifth anniversary of her death.
Lleucu, Erin and Ffion Walters will walk to the peak of Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons next month, and back down again, five times in a row, without more than a drinks break in between. That’s a combined climb of more than 10,000 feet, and a combined walk of around 20 miles. You can keep up to date with the latest Carmarthenshire news by signing up to the local newsletter here.
The challenge, taking place on September 17, will be almost five years to the day that their mother, Mandy Walters, died at their Carmarthen home after a long and brave battle with a brain tumour. It was a battle that had started almost 20 years earlier, in 2000, when her cancer was first confirmed. Tests, diagnoses, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, all-clears and relapses all became a part of life in the ensuing years, before finally nothing else could be done.
