A SCOTS 60-year-old is celebrating climbing 130 Munros in Scotland to raise money for a local charity.
To celebrate entering her seventh decade, Katy Boocock set herself a challenge to climb all 130 ‘Archies’ in Scotland to raise funds for The Archie Foundation.
Additionally she walked, ran, cycled and canoed between them – equivalent to travelling all the way from Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital to Barcelona and climbing the height of Mount Everest, 10 times over.
The term ‘Archies’ is a metric take on Munros, which are traditionally measured in feet – the Archies are over 1,000m in height and have a drop of 100m on all sides.
Katy’s challenge began on Ben Ime, near Loch Lomond on June 1.
More than 2 million steps and 85,000m of climbing later, she finished her awesome attempt on the Archies on Ben Wyvis on July 8.
Katy, who turned 60 on July 4, retired from working as a paediatric physiotherapist in 2022.
Working for the NHS in the North of Scotland for more than 25 years she has seen first hand the work done by The Archie Foundation.
Katy, who lives in Inverness with her husband Peter, said: “It was an easy decision to raise funds for The Archie Foundation.
“I was based in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, for much of my career.
“Over the years I’ve frequently seen the wide array of support they provide.
“This ranges from monetary support to help families deal with the financial pressures that having a sick child can bring to emotional support to help families cope with the worst of times.
“Quite simply, The Archie Foundation provides vital support and services to children and families in need.”
Paula Cormack, chief executive of the Archie Foundation, said: “There is huge benefit in being able to help children and their families by providing much needed emotional or financial support during anxious times, as well as bereavement support when it is sadly needed.
“People like Katy have an impact which is much bigger than you can imagine.
“The funds she has raised will be used to support local sick children and their families when and where they need it most.
“This could be funding travel to and from hospital for families who, thanks to the cost of living crisis, are having to make the stark choice between putting fuel in the car to take their child to an appointment or putting food on the table.”
Katy’s JustGiving total is currently sitting at £1,736. Her page can be found here: https://rb.gy/ulka0
