Teens complete Snowdon climb in the rain dressed as animals

Jamie Leicester is a 15-year-old student at Great Sankey High School that is working hard to raise the money needed to go on an expedition to Kenya.

The teen first heard about the trip at school, and will consist of constructing community buildings, elephant deterrent fences and deworming animals.

“I thought it would be something good to do in the summer, and that it would be good to help people,” he said.

“It will be good to know that I’m actually helping people that are not as fortunate as people here.”

The trip, which is organised by Camps International, will take place next year and each student needs to pay £5,000 to go, covering flights, vaccinations food and travel insurance.

The teens decided to climb Snowdon to raise money for the trip (Image: Supplied)

Within the first week of fundraising, Jamie managed to raise £1,000 and has been selling items through car boot sales and painting bags with animal designs.

Last weekend, the 15-year-old took on his biggest fundraising challenge yet, as he climbed Snowdon with three of his friends.

Each teenager dressed as an animal, with Jamie completing the eight mile climb as a lion.

Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t like the scorching heat of Kenya, and the four teens had to complete the hike in the rain.

After taking some time to sit at the top, as well as spend an hour skimming stones at a lake, the group finished the trek in nine hours.

It took the teens nine hours to complete the trek (Image: Supplied)

The sponsored climb has helped Jamie edge closer to his goal ahead of the trip next summer.

“It feels good [to have people donate] because it means they’ve helped me towards helping other people, which is nice,” he said.

“I am so impressed that he has done so well raising the money, it means he can concentrate on his GCSE’s instead of worrying about raising money,” added Jamie’s mum, Alison.