Mount McKinley climb for charity

Six firefighters from the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service have raised thousands of pounds by climbing the highest mountain peak in North America.

The team scaled Mount McKinley in Alaska and were able to raise a massive £17,300 for the Firefighters Charity. The team met with bad weather conditions at 15,000 feet and never made it to the summit.

Firefighter Andy Topham, expedition co-ordinator, said "We were so disappointed when we were unable to reach the summit – other people continued and one died and one lost both hands and feet, it wasn't worth the risk. We're really pleased, though, with the amount of money raised and our thanks go out to all local businesses that contributed, as well as members of the community. We're hoping to do it all again in 2010, we're not going to let Deadly Denali defeat us."