TWO tireless fundraisers have made it to the Everest base camp in a bid to raise money for Bolton Hospice.

Judith Bromley, a partner at Bolton law firm Russell and Russell Solicitors, has been trekking with fellow fundraiser Gabrielle MacDonald to the camp.

Ms Bromley and Mrs MacDonald have been raising money for the hospice, where Ms Bromley is the chairman.

Gabrielle owns and runs the Old Vicarage Care Home, Sharples.

The pair arrived at base camp on Monday after flying to Nepal on April 14 and taking on the trek.

The pair are on a mission to raise funds to mark the 25th anniversary of Bolton Hospice, which has been providing free care for adults facing life-limiting illnesses since it opened its doors in 1992.

The trek started from the southern side of the world's highest mountain after a tough 12 months of training.

The pair started from Kathmandu, took a short plane ride to Lukla before beginning a two-day walk to the village of Namche Bazzar where they began altitude acclimatisation.

They then trekked for another two days to reach Dingboche, stopping for more acclimatisation before the final two days to the base camp.

This isn’t the first challenge that the pair have tackled. They climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the hospice in 2015.

So far, the pair have raised more than £5,000 from the challenge and are now in the process of making their way back down from the camp.

Alice Atkinson, income generation and communications director at Bolton Hospice, said: “We’re overwhelmed by what they have done, it’s amazing.

“It’s one of the toughest challenges that people can take part in. They never fail to step up to the mark. They did Kilimanjaro a couple of years ago, to do Everest now is amazing really. They’ve raised £5,000 between them.”

“Judith really leads from the front, she’s an inspiration to us all.

“She puts her best foot forward. We can’t wait to see them and we look forward to hearing all about it.

“We wish them all the best for the trek back down.”

Other challenges Ms Bromley and Mrs MacDonald have taken on include Mount Toubkal in Morocco and a trek in Nepal.

Bolton Hospice relies on donations because government funding only covers a fraction of its costs.

To donate, go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/judith-bromley1

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