Thousands raised by fridge trek up mountain

Three men have raised thousands of pounds for charity by taking turns carrying a fridge from a town to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon.

Rowan Ingram and Richard Carpenter, who work at Wicked Van Hire in Ludlow, Shropshire, complete yearly challenges with the company for good causes and were joined on the feat by their friend Cameron Nicholas.

The trio raised more than £3,400 for the Teenage Cancer Trust which they said they chose due to a family-friend connection.

"We're astounded by people's generosity," said Mr Ingram.

The men strapped the fridge, which they nicknamed Becky, to their backs with a rucksack and took turns to carry it over the more than 60 miles (96.5km).

"The idea to go to Snowdon from Ludlow was always floated and then we had a [building] clearance where the fridge was just there in our yard, and we thought 'why not take the fridge?'" Mr Ingram told BBC Radio Shropshire.

The team averaged about 15 miles (24km) per day.

"By about day five and six we were really starting to feel it. We went through a good few packs of blister plasters," he added.

"It was quite scary to do Snowdon after six days of walking but actually it was the easiest day, we flew up," he said.

"A lot of people called us crazy. On day one when we were walking through Craven Arms and Bishops Castle, people were in disbelief."

They reached the summit on Saturday and went straight back to work in the following days.

"We had a fridge yesterday, I couldn't quite look at it the same," said Mr Ingram.

They were already planning ideas for next year's fundraiser and he said there were suggestions being thrown around to try to break a world record.

"I think we're done with appliances now," he added.

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