Three members of the Leica NCL R&D team (Matt, Callum & Will) are taking on the challenge of climbing the highest peak in North Africa along with colleagues from Children's Cancer North.

This six-day challenge will begin with an acclimatisation trek. The group will then summit Mount Toubkal. Standing at an impressive 4167m, it is the highest Mountain in North Africa.

They will be supported by mountain leaders as they camp along their way to the summit.

Children's Cancer North is dedicated to making life better for children with cancer across the North East and Cumbria. Around 100 children from across the region are newly diagnosed with cancer every year and come to the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle for their treatment. Children's Cancer North aims to improve their quality of life through transforming the environment and play experience on the wards, providing access to potentially life saving clinical trials and funding revolutionary research to find more effective treatments.