Incredible boy, six, to climb Ben Nevis in charity bid to help families facing food insecurities this winter

A determined six-year-old boy is preparing to tackle Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Scotland.

Torsten Gill from Partington, in Trafford, plans to summit Ben Nevis on 25 August alongside his brother Caleb, 16, and parents Stephen Gill and Natasha Swindell to raise money for the charity The Hideaway.

His cousins Jack, 10, and Alfie, 10, and their parents Kathryn and Gavin Murell will also be joining him in the huge walking challenge.

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Torsten was inspired to take on this walk after he successfully climbed Snowdon - the highest mountain in Wales - at just four years old for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where he raised over £800.

His mum, Natasha, said: “We are so unbelievably proud of Torsten. He’s been training through running and long walks. We recently completed a five-mile walk to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease charities to help build him up.

“The resilience to complete Snowdon at aged four is unbelievable, it only took him six hours which is the average time for an adult. He said he wanted to tackle Mount Everest, maybe one day, but we had to steer him from that idea for now!”

The youngster has done a fundraiser every year since lockdown in 2019 when his school helped raise money for food banks, and Torsten helped raise £400 by challenging himself to over 100 rollie pollies, and he later raised around £1,000 during the children’s Great Manchester Run.

He has even been awarded a silver Blue Peter Badge in acknowledgement of his dedication to raising money for various charities.

Torsten chose to support The Hideaway's initiative which is raising money towards providing food hampers for Christmas