3 PEAKS CHALLENGE

Over 30 students spent several hours after school clambering up and down the climbing wall in order to raise money for the school’s charities.

Collectively, the students climbed the total height of Ben Nevis (1,344m), Scafell Pike (978m) and Snowdon (1,085m), the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales and a total of almost 3500m.

Most of the students taking part were members of Climbing Club but it was great to see several former students return to lend their assistance and support. Each time a student completed a climb they put another counter in a plastic tube which, when full, represented the total height of the mountains.

“Well done and thank you to everyone who took part and/or helped,” said Mrs Broderick, Head of the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme at The Grange. “I hope many of the students who completed the challenge will climb the real mountains one day and be rewarded for all their hard work with the breath-taking views.”