Cycling enthusiast takes on 'everesting' challenge

Local cyclist, Daniel Taylor recently took on the Everesting challenge and raised over £3,000 for Springhill Hospice.

Everesting has been described as ‘the most difficult climbing challenge in the world’. Those taking on this ‘brutally hard, yet fiendishly simple’ challenge pick the hill of their choice and complete repeats of it until they have climbed 8,848 metres, the height of Mount Everest.

Daniel’s bike ride took place in one day over Blackstone Edge, near Littleborough.

Trainee doctor Daniel, from Rochdale, is a former volunteer at Springhill Hospice. He said, “I attempted this challenge last year and after 17 hours of riding had to stop as my knees couldn’t take the strain. But I refused to give in this time and with the added motivation of raising money for such a worthwhile cause, I was determined to succeed.”

He went on, “Springhill Hospice is a cause particularly close to my heart... I volunteered at the Hospice for over a year and in my current role as a medical student, I have gained further insight into the valuable services hospices provide. They rely on public donations and in the wake of Covid-19, this support is needed more than ever.”