Man climbs Wales's highest mountain to raise awareness for neurological condition

A man with a degenerative neurological condition is celebrating reaching the top of Mount Snowdon to raise awareness. Ben Spencer has a form of Ataxia, which has slowly caused his speech, balance, and mobility to become worse, and he now uses a wheelchair. He climbed and descended Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, in around 16-and-a-half hours on Wednesday, 14 June using a combination of a wheelchair, rollator and walking sticks “I ended up having to crawl up the last lot of steps just to get to the top”, the 49-year-old from Epping Forest, told PA. “There was an Ordnance Survey marker at the top, so I sort of pulled myself up that and clung onto it for dear life." Watch more here at Independent TV https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/theindependent/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow The Independent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB