A 90-year-old Highland woman is hoping to raise £10,000 for the NHS and a local hospice by climbing the equivalent of a Scottish mountain on her stairs.
Margaret Payne is making 282 trips up her household steps to climb the height of Suilven - which is a whopping 2,398ft.
She started the challenge on Easter Sunday, and it is expected it will take her around two months to reach her goal height.
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So far, Margaret has raised over £2,000 at time of writing, just three days since she started her bid.
Mrs Payne said: “I have now lived in the Highlands for over 40 years and I would like to raise funds to support the NHS in particular at this difficult time and especially in return for the extraordinary support we have received personally at Ardvar.”
It is not the first time Margaret will have climbed the mountain - she first accomplished the feat at aged 15 in 1944 with her sister Elizabeth, when the pair were evacuated to Glencanisp, Lochinver.
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She now lives in Ardvar, Sutherland, and was inspired to take on the challenge to raise funds for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic and also for Highland Hospice.
The hospice cared for her husband, Jim, who died on Christmas day last year.
Donate to Margaret's fundraising page here.
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