Youngsters faced a tough 886 metres climb in the Brecon Beacons

DUKE of Edinburgh Gold Award candidates from Kilmington faced some tough challenges during a four day expedition to the Brecon Beacons.

On a hot summer’s day the young adventurers took a stiff climb up Pen Y Fan, which is 886 metres high.

Pictured at the top are Anna King, Alice Wittridge, Holly and Catherine Voysey, Finlay Prescott, Andy Watson, Josh Turner.