Bolton-based Seddons Plant & Engineers teamed up with Myerscough College to enable the college’s arboriculture staff and students to tree climb the equivalent of the height of Mount Everest to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
One of the college’s second year students has unfortunately been diagnosed with cancer and Macmillan is currently supporting him through his chemotherapy and care.
Seddons is a supplier of arboriculture equipment to Myerscough College near Bilsborrow on the Fylde and the company supplied shirts adorned with the Seddons Plant & Engineers logo for the event.
The tree climb took place during the College’s Open Day and Country Fair where a 40-strong group climbed a 40ft tree within the college grounds to ‘Conquer Mount Everest’ by collectively climbing more than 29,000 feet, or almost 8,850 metres.
Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest mountain and each member of the team had to ascend the tree around 20 times each to reach its height.
Arboriculture Lecturer Bruce James and the participating students and staff during the ‘Conquer Mount Everest’ fundraising event