A NORTH Yorkshire head teacher has conquered the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to raise funds for a much-needed defibrillator.
Crayke CE Primary head Andrew Buttery and his wife, Kara, have raised more than £500, with the final total to be split between Crayke Home and School Association and Crayke sports club and village hall, where the new defibrillator will be situated.
The couple conquered the course, which covers the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, on Easter Sunday.
Andrew said: "Without a shadow of a doubt, the Yorkshire Three Peaks is the most underestimated walking challenge in Britain.
"At 24.5 miles and with over 1,500m of ascent, it was our toughest walking challenge to date.
"To put it another way, we walked almost a marathon distance and climbed higher than Ben Nevis in 11 hours and 40 minutes.
"It was an extremely tough and challenging day, both physically and mentally."
There is still time to add to the couple's fundraising by visiting justgiving.com and searching Andrew Buttery 3.
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