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Ben Nevis ascent was a hard and enduring climb, the terrain varied meaning we often had to work out new ways to reach the top. The top 3rd was the trickiest as an amputee with large boulders, loose stone and never ending corners. On the way we met 2 amputees and so many supporters, raising a fantastic £300 (approx). They were easily the most beautiful views but definitely the hardest climb in r...

So after 10 hours we eventually reached the summit, which was an incredible feeling and something we all celebrated. Unfortunately because we didn’t expect it to take us so long to get to the top, and because of the energy it required morning to climb up the scree slope we had used a lot of our energy and had almost run out of food. This meant that as an amputee Josephine had used it far more e...

Why are we doing the 3 Peaks, 1 Week, 1 Leg challenge

The first mountain has been the peaked and we are all a bit emotional. It’s been a hard climb up but we are so glad it’s done and know it’s for the best reason. We have received so many donations on the way up, from lots of kind people and lots of donations online. Thank you to every who has shared, sponsored, liked. It’s been a really motivational and kept us going.

This is Josephine's phantom pain story, for more help with pain, read here: www.positivebones.co.uk/news/helpwithphantompain

Reaching the summit of Ben Nevis was an extremely emotional moment. It was the culmination of many days of effort, mental strength, endurance and intense focus on the meaning of our challenge. I took my chance when up on the platform to once again drive the message home and gain more support and sponsorship. Thank you to all those who we met on the moment for stirring us on, thanks to all of yo...

To raise money for Positive Bones, a charity for limb difference; Josephine Bridges, an amputee, will be hiking the 3 peaks! She will be hiking the 3 highest peaks in the UK (Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis), which is a challenge for most able bodied people but even more so for an amputee. It’s just over 10,000 feet so she is aiming to match the distance with donations and fundraise £10,000...