TWO paramedics from Weston have completed enormous endurance challenges to fundraise for charity.
South Western Ambulance Service paramedics Darran Griffiths and partner Emily Hodder, have taken charity appeals to the next level.
Darren, also a longstanding Hornets RFC player, is one of less than 2,000 people to have ever swum the English Channel, all in aid of Weston Hospicecare.
In August, Darran raised £3,000 for the charity after he swam for more than 12 hours from Dover to Cap Gris Nez, in France.
His sister, Laura, also swam the channel in 1997 as a 16-year-old. They are now the only brother and sister duo to have completed the challenge.
Little more than a week later, his partner Emily climbed the highest free-standing mountain in the world, and the tallest mountain in Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro.
After a long period of 'tough' hikes to prepare, Emily flew to Tanzania and set up base camp at the beginning of this month and took a grueling four days to climb to the summit.
She has now raised almost £2,700 for Dig Deep charity which provides fresh water, safe toilets and good hygiene in Kenya and its surrounding countries.
It took three years to train for the climb and it was slightly delayed due to Covid and the pregnancy of their now 6-month-old son, Oakley.
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