School girl from Cheltenham climbs the height of Mount Everest during lockdown in memory of her grandmother
A 9-year-old girl from Cheltenham has used her stairs at home to climb the entire height of Mount Everest during lockdown, in order to raise money for Sue Ryder Hospice.
It took Evie Lowicki 16 days to reach her at-home equivalent of Mount Everest's famous 8,848-metre summit.
In total the young lockdown adventurer climbed 3,781 flights of stairs, taking 58,070 steps in the process.
Her makeshift Everest ascent was the equivalent of 29,029 feet of climbing.
To make the quest as realistic as possible, the young climber even slept in a tent after reaching the height of Everest Base Camp.
Evie raised more than one thousand pounds for Sue Ryder Leckhampton in memory of her grandmother who was cared for by the charity.
She previously raised money for them by running the Cheltenham Half Community Mile several times.
Evie, who attends Glenfall Community Primary School in Charlton Kings,came up with the idea for her latest fundraise after hearing about the virtual Everest Challenge on the radio.