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| Snowdon: Amputee hikes to summit on crutches | Snowdon: Amputee hikes to summit on crutches |
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| Matt Edwards made it to the summit in less than six hours | Matt Edwards made it to the summit in less than six hours |
| An amputee who uses crutches has described the "amazing feeling" of successfully hiking to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon | An amputee who uses crutches has described the "amazing feeling" of successfully hiking to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon |
| Matt Edwards, 24, from Portsmouth, lost part of his left leg below the knee in 2018 when he came off his motorbike. | Matt Edwards, 24, from Portsmouth, lost part of his left leg below the knee in 2018 when he came off his motorbike. |
| He made it to the top of Wales' highest peak on Saturday, raising money for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity (Sands). | He made it to the top of Wales' highest peak on Saturday, raising money for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity (Sands). |
| Mr Edwards said the hike had been a "mental push". | Mr Edwards said the hike had been a "mental push". |
| "I was kind of giving up towards the end, but then something in my brain [was] saying, 'no, I can't give up now because it's for a good cause'," he added. | "I was kind of giving up towards the end, but then something in my brain [was] saying, 'no, I can't give up now because it's for a good cause'," he added. |
| He completed the challenge in five hours and 45 minutes, along with his friend Jack Sharpe and Mr Sharpe's 13-year-old nephew. | He completed the challenge in five hours and 45 minutes, along with his friend Jack Sharpe and Mr Sharpe's 13-year-old nephew. |
| Mr Edwards, a boxing coach, uses crutches as he cannot wear his prosthetic leg due to an abscess. | Mr Edwards, a boxing coach, uses crutches as he cannot wear his prosthetic leg due to an abscess. |
| Mr Edwards found boxing "an instant stress reliever" after he struggled following the crash | Mr Edwards found boxing "an instant stress reliever" after he struggled following the crash |
| "When we were hiking the mountain, there [were] actually people that had two limbs and they looked fit and they were coming down. They'd turned back saying they couldn't do it - it was knackering, too icy, too dangerous. | "When we were hiking the mountain, there [were] actually people that had two limbs and they looked fit and they were coming down. They'd turned back saying they couldn't do it - it was knackering, too icy, too dangerous. |
| "That gave me the little push further to say, 'oh, if they can't do it, I'm going to make sure I can'. | "That gave me the little push further to say, 'oh, if they can't do it, I'm going to make sure I can'. |
| "When we reached the summit, it's just an amazing feeling," he added. | "When we reached the summit, it's just an amazing feeling," he added. |
| Mr Edwards recalled how he found it "physically and mentally hard" to process losing his limb, and turned to drugs and alcohol before discovering boxing could be an "instant stress reliever". | Mr Edwards recalled how he found it "physically and mentally hard" to process losing his limb, and turned to drugs and alcohol before discovering boxing could be an "instant stress reliever". |
| He went on to set up the charity, Boxing for the Brain, to help people with low self-esteem. | He went on to set up the charity, Boxing for the Brain, to help people with low self-esteem. |
| The climb is fundraising for Sands after a family member lost their daughter, with the group so far raising more than £1,200. | The climb is fundraising for Sands after a family member lost their daughter, with the group so far raising more than £1,200. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Amputees | Amputees |
| Snowdon | Snowdon |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth |