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12-Year-Old Mason Scales Everest Height Indoors, Raises £1,400

6/1/2026

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Mason, 12, completed a nine-day indoor climb that totaled the 8,848 metres of Mount Everest.
He scaled the 8-metre wall 1,100 times at Green Spider Climbing in Hereford.
He undertook the challenge to honor James Plumridge and raise mental-health awareness.
The effort generated more than £1,400 for the charity Herefordshire Mind via a Just Giving appeal.

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Story summary

Mason, 12, completed a nine-day indoor climb that totaled the 8,848 metres of Mount Everest.
He scaled the 8-metre wall 1,100 times at Green Spider Climbing in Hereford.
He undertook the challenge to honor James Plumridge and raise mental-health awareness.
The effort generated more than £1,400 for the charity Herefordshire Mind via a Just Giving appeal.