FOUR intrepid hill mountain walkers and a dog raced across the mainland UK to climb Scotland, Engalnd and Wales’ highest peaks in under 24 hours.

Despite some terrible weather, they were driven on to complete the challenge to raise around £6,150 for Prostate Cancer UK after family members and friends were hit by the disease.

Andrew Remnant from Pillowell, and Lydney son-in-laws Liam Trigg, Wesley Trigg and Costner Lane, plus Luna the dog, were exhausted but happy after finishing the Three Peaks challenge of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 22 hours 46 minutes.

They crammed in nearly 25 miles of tough terrain walking, 10,000 feet of ascent and 450 miles of driving in total.

Driven by Liam, Wesley and Costner’s brother Quinton Trigg, the walkers started their challenge at 5.17am with Ben Nevis, a 9.35-mile climb and descent which took the team four hours 16mins.

They then drove from the Highlands to the Lake District to tackle Scafell Pike – a 5.73-miles hike completed in two hours and 57 minutes.

Another long road trip to North Wales, then saw them set off to tackle Snowdon starting at midnight, a 7.78-mile yomp in pitch black and terrible weather conditions, which was summited in four hours and two minutes.

“It was hard and challenging, but we are really proud to have achieved it and raised over £6,000 in the process,” said Andrew, whose father Royston was succesfully treated for prostate cancer after an early diagnosis.

“We were inspired by having my father go through it, as well as both of my son-in-law’s grandfathers and more recently a very good work colleague of mine and a good customer.”

Prostrate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with more than 47,000 men diagnosed with it every year.

To donate go to GoFundMe and search for Liam Trigg, national 3 peaks challenge for Prostate Cancer UK. For more details, go to prostatecanceruk.org