Oti Mabuse, Rylan Clark, and Emma Willis are climbing Cairn Gorm for this 12 months’s Big Red Nose Day Challenge, nonetheless how tall is the Scottish mountain?
Since Red Nose Day shifted to an annual event in 2021, Comic Relief has wished to enlist further celebs than ever to participate inside the charity challenges. Each 12 months, the charity has recruited celebrities to bear awe-inspiring bodily challenges. From Jordan North’s row from London to Burnley stretching 100 miles to Arielle Free’s 50-hour Tour De Dance cycle, there have been fairly just a few spectacular feats pulled off inside the establish of charity.
This 12 months’s Big Red Nose Day Challenge sees three TV favorites deal with one different spectacular drawback: a climb of Scotland’s Cairn Gorm Mountain.
Oti, Rylan, and Emma deal with Cairn Gorm for Red Nose Day
Over 4 brutal days and three icy nights, Oti Mabuse, Rylan Clark, and Emma Willis trekked all through the Scottish Highlands. They trekked between Braemar and Cairn Gorm to achieve the summit of Cairn Gorm Mountain.
The trio observed dangerous local weather circumstances delay their ascent to the summit by a day, nonetheless they effectively reached the highest by Saturday, February 11.
They endured 70mph winds and freezing temperatures on the ascent, all to spice up money for Comic Relief. You can nonetheless donate via Comic Relief’s website online to help Oti, Rylan, and Emma attain their fundraising aim.
How tall is Cairn Gorm Mountain?
The summit of Cairn Gorm Mountain is 4,085ft (1,245m) above sea diploma. This classes the mountain as a Munro, a time interval for a Scottish mountain with an elevation of better than 3,000ft (914m).
Cairn Gorm is the fourth-highest mountain in Scotland and the sixth-highest mountain inside the British Isles. Ben Nevis is the greatest mountain in every Scotland and all of Britain. It stands at 4,413ft (1345m).
Cairn Gorm is a popular climb with seasoned mountaineers and walkers, although for these new to the train, it poses a serious drawback.
‘The hardest challenge I have ever taken on’
Last month, Oti, Emma, and Rylan took on the Big Red Nose Day Challenge climbing Cairn Gorm Mountain. They documented the complete journey, along with the local weather hiccough which observed them delay their ascent by a day.
After the climb, all three posted regarding the difficulties they confronted in making it to the highest. “Definitely the hardest challenge I have ever taken on but for a great cause,” Oti Mabuse wrote regarding the drawback.
A TV crew adopted the trio to the highest and a documentary about their drawback airs on Tuesday, March 14. It could be accessible to look at on BBC One at 9pm GMT and on iPlayer.
Watch the Red Nose Day 2023 event this Friday, March 17 on BBC One
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