A nurse has scaled the highest mountain in England and Wales at night to raise money for a hospice in South Oxfordshire

Livvi Rowe, 23, from Benson, participated in the ‘Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) by Night’ challenge for the Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub.

She works as a bank nursing assistant at the hub whilst studying medicine on an accelerated degree programme at Southampton University.

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The hub provides hospice care for life-limiting conditions to help patients manage pain and offer emotional, practical and spiritual support.

She described the walk as "really tough" toward the end with "horizontal rain" and tiredness being a notable feature of the journey.

Reduced visibility made the climb back down surprisingly hard, Ms Rowe said.

She added: “On the evening of the hike we met everyone who was joining. There were so many people hiking for Sue Ryder it made it feel really special.

Oxford Mail: Livvi pictured on the night hike."I can honestly say at no point did I think ‘I can’t do this’, and I think that is down to why I decided to do the hike and also seeing such a big group of people supporting Sue Ryder from across the country come together, determined to complete it."

The hike came to an end after six hours when Ms Rowe finally reached the bottom of the mountain at 4am.

Ms Rowe has so far raised almost £800 for her climb and further donations can be made here: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/VNLcCXLGGFX3lxw7C6sWiK.