Summit Attack challenge raises over £14,500 for RMA – The Royal Marines Charity
Ben Clough – a super-fit Royal Marines Physical Training Instructor at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Exmouth – spent the first part of his summer break tackling an ultimate endurance challenge: running 482 miles from Scotland to Wales, climbing the three highest peaks in the UK.
Ben completed the challenge in an amazing nine consecutive days – a day earlier than projected. Despite battling the wind and rain he’d encountered earlier on the last evening atop Snowdon, he finished just before midnight. He ran an average 50 miles daily, summiting Ben Nevis, Cumbria’s Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on days one, five and nine, and climbing a total elevation of 14,500 meters (47,592 feet) – more than one and a half times the height of Mount Everest!
Ben raised over £14,500 for two charities close to his heart, RMA – The Royal Marines Charity and the mental health charity, MIND.
He says: “ ‘Summit Attack’ was definitely the biggest challenge I’ve done to date. I finished way under schedule so was definitely shifting throughout each day. It was very mentally draining and I had a few niggles physically but a solid mindset made me get the job done. I spent the rest of my leave getting my body back moving properly again – and catching up on all the calories I missed along the way!”
It was very mentally draining and I had a few niggles physically but a solid mindset made me get the job done. “
