AN INTREPID climber has raised nearly £8,000 for charity by completing the Three Peaks Challenge.

Adam Green, from Whitefield, climbed Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon, the three biggest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales, as part of a team led by Pro-fit Personal Training.

Adam was raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in memory of his late father-in-law who died from the illness aged 37.

He suffered with the disease for two years before passing away and in the20 years since there has been only limited progress in finding treatment for the disease.

Motor neurone disease is a condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system. This leads to muscle weakness, often with visible wasting.

Adam and his family visited the Manchester branch of the charity and were very impressed with all the help and support they provide.

Speaking about his challenge, Adam said: “Although we had plenty of laughs in the build-up, the actual event was hellish and delivered everything that I had feared.

“Sleep deprivation, travel sickness, sore and blistered feet, time pressure, guilty feelings of letting people down, dehydration and much more.”

Along with a group of 25 others from Total Fitness Gym in Whitefield, Adam hiked for 26 miles with 3,000 metres of vertical ascent.

The challenge was to climb all three peaks within 24 hours, so Adam was elated to find out he completed them in a total time of 23 hours and 58 minutes.

“It was always going to be touch and go and I could not have written the script any better,” he said. “I managed to channel my adrenaline and remaining willpower to ignore my previous health and safety rules and common sense by hurtling down the mountain in an hour and a half like a man possessed.”

Adam is continuing his fundraising for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and is planning to undertake a half marathon in London in October back-to-back with a half marathon in Manchester the following week.

Donations can be made at uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AdamGreen3peaks