SCOUTS joined forces with a charity to climb Mount Snowdon and help humanitarian efforts around the world.

The 13th Slough Sikh Scouts joined Slough-based charity Khalsa Aid on June 23 to climb the mountain and support Khalsa Aid’s international relief efforts.

A group of 22 children joined the trek, consisting of 19 Scouts, two Cubs, and one Beaver, along with 12 adults. Scout leader Nirmal Singh said: “We set off at about 4am, and got back at 2am the following morning. It took us four and a half hours to climb to the summit, and half the time to get back down again.

“It was quite a long day for the children, but they all thoroughly enjoyed it. There were coaches of people from Coventry and Grave’s End who came to attend the event, there were about 800 people there in total.”

Although none of the children had ever attempted such a challenge, all of the children successfully reached the summit, raising £5,000 for Khalsa Aid in the process.

Khalsa Aid is currently providing humanitarian relief work in Zambia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Iraq, Haiti, Malawi, India, Bangladesh and Turkey, distributing food, water, clothing, and building semi-permanent shelters.

To find out more, visit https://www.khalsaaid.org/