A group of 37 colleagues from Begbies Traynor Group are taking on one of the toughest UK hiking challenges - the National Three Peaks challenge - with 4 ladies from the Newcastle office choosing to raise as much money as they can for Multiple Sclerosis Society, a charity that needs no introduction.

This challenge involves walking the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales within 24 hours and is not one for the faint-hearted.

The challenge starts in Scotland at Ben Nevis which at 1,344 metres (4,409ft) is the highest of the three.

From there the expedition will drive south into the Lake District where they will climb Scafell Pike (978 m, 3,209 ft).

The final of the three is the Welsh mountain, Snowdon, standing at no less than 1,085 m, 3,560 ft.

The 4 ladies (Charlene, Gill, Jo and Sue) taking on the challenge are doing so at significant personal expense and are embarking on tough training plans, determined to raise as much as they can. Any amount donated would be much appreciated.