A NORTH Yorkshire woman has succeeded in climbing to Everest base camp for charity, and raised double her fundraising target.

Siobhan Lock, of Elvington, volunteered for the trek to raise money for the Martin House Hospice in Boston Spa, and said the trek was one of the most difficult things she had ever done.

“It was really tough but it was also really good fun,” said Siobhan, 22.

“I was on my own, just me and my guide for most of the walk, which was good because I could go at my own pace, but I didn’t have anyone else to talk to.”

Siobhan, who works at Elvington Village Shop, has raised £2,000 for the charity, and climbed to a height of 18,192 feet on the Kalapathar peak.

“That was the day I cried. I felt like I couldn’t go on, but I managed it,” said Siobhan.

“It was the highest and most difficult day, but it was definitely the most rewarding.”

As reported in The Press, Siobhan trained for her trek by carrying here two-year-old niece, Lacey Mae, on her back in a child carrier backpack.

Siobhan even found time to keep up with The Press on the peak, taking York’s favourite newspaper to new heights.

If anyone can top reading The Press at 18,192ft (5,545m), send your photos to newsdesk@thepress.co.uk.