A nine-year-old schoolgirl is planning to conquer Wales' highest mountain - despite battling two medical conditions that affect her daily life.
Evie Lewis from Rhostryfan near Caernarfon has been training hard for the 10-mile hike from Pen-y-Pass to the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and back down again to Llanberis, in spite of having Turners Syndrome and Nystagmus.
Evie, who is hoping to raise funds for her school in the process, said: "My life with Turners Syndrome means my growth, organs and reproductive system are all affected.
"My other condition Nystagmus means I have wobbly eyes, so my sight is affected on a daily basis. I also have global developmental delay which means that I can't learn as quick as my friends and I get tired very quickly.
"I would like to raise money for my school, Ysgol Bontnewydd so they can buy extra equipment to help other children like they have helped me.
"I'm very lucky and the school have helped to provide me with my own IT equipment but my friends have to share the little amount of other IT equipment the school have."
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Evie hopes to raise £500 and is closing in on that target.
With her parents help she has set up her own fundraising page online.
In the past few weeks Evie has already climbed two Snowdonian mountains - Mynydd Mawr and Y Garn - and last weekend walked up to Llyn Llydaw on the Miners Track on Snowdon.
Dad John said the walk up Mynydd Mawr near Waunfawr came at the end of a very difficult week for Evie.
"It started with another trip to Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool and was followed by yet another illness which knocked her for six. In true Evie style though, she was determined to 'stick to the plan' and attempt her first training walk.
"To our absolute delight , Evie made it all the way to the top of Mynydd Mawr in just under 90 minutes."
"Y Garn (near Beddgelert) is a technically harder mountain; lots of scrambling, steep grassy banks, very muddy and very close to the edge at certain points.
"We are so proud of Evie for her perseverance, and determination not only trying to raise money for her school, but also raising awareness of her condition," he said.
Evie will be accompanied by her dad and mum Emma and her older brothers on the Snowdon hike on June 20.
And if Evie successfully completes the walk she hopes her dad will buy her a special treat, fish fingers and chips.
Anyone who would like to sponsor Evie can do so online.
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